Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury files PIL in Calcutta HC seeking CBI probe into Sitalkuchi firing

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress party on Friday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court seeking a CBI probe into the firing incident in Cooch Behar district's Sitalkuchi.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court on Friday seeking a CBI probe into the firing incident in Cooch Behar district's Sitalkuchi during the Phase 4 voting. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suggested setting up of a committee headed by a sitting judge of the high court or by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the incident. This is the third PIL in the Sitalkuchi incident. The earlier two PILs were clubbed into one which was filed on April 12. The hearing for this case was also held on Friday.