High Court Asks Mithun Chakraborty To Join Via Video For Questioning In Incitement Case

The court directed the investigating officer to afford a reasonable time to Mithun Chakraborty for his appearance by way of a video conference.

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty to provide his e-mail address to the state so that he can make himself available by way of video conference for questioning in connection with a complaint alleging that he had incited post-poll violence through his speeches while campaigning for West Bengal assembly election. Hearing a petition by the national award-winning actor for quashing of the case registered against him at a city police station, the court directed the investigating officer to afford a reasonable time to Mr Chakraborty for his appearance by way of a video conference. On prayers by the lawyers of the petitioner and the prosecution on Friday for taking up the matter on a later date, the court fixed the matter for hearing on June 18. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed that in the meantime, Mr Chakraborty or his advocate would communicate his e-mail address to the state so that he can make himself available through video conference for answering any query of the investigating officer.