West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI announces Rs 50k reward for info on 7 more accused in murder case
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Probing the post-poll violence in West Bengal, the CBI has offered cash reward of Rs 50,000 each for information on seven absconding accused in connection with the murder of a BJP worker.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the post-poll violence in West Bengal has offered cash reward of Rs 50,000 each for information on the seven absconding accused in the alleged murder case of a BJP worker.
BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar was allegedly assaulted by a mob on May 2, 2021, hours after the state election results were announced in West Bengal. He later succumbed to his injuries.
On August 19, 2021, based on a report by the National Human Rights Commission, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI investigation into the cases of rape and murder that were reported during the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
Last month, the CBI had offered a cash reward of Rs 50,000 each for information on the five absconding accused in the alleged murder case of Abhijit Sarkar. The agency has now extended the reward to seven more accused.
These accused are Arun Dey, Sukhdeo Poddar, Gopa Das, Saurav Dey, Rahul Dey, Biswajit Das, and Amit Das.
The CBI has assured that the identity of the informers will be kept safe.
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