High Court orders post-mortem at Command Hospital
Team News Riveting
Kolkata, May 6
Asserting that the death of BJYM worker Arjun Chowrasia in Kolkata’s Kashipur was a “political murder”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today demanded an enquiry by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to “unfold” the heinous crime.
Meanwhile, Calcutta High Court ordered a post-mortem to be conducted at the Command Hospital here.
The Union Home Minister, who is on a two-day West Bengal visit, visited Chowrasia’s home after news broke that the worker had been found hanging in an abandoned building in the area in mysterious circumstances. The youth was supposed to lead a bike rally to welcome Shah.
“BJP’s Arjun Chowrasia has been murdered politically. His family members claimed that he was murdered,” he said, adding “Yesterday TMC celebrated one year of its third term in office … and the tradition of political violence and killing has again started.”
Shah’s comments drew sharp reactions from the ruling TMC. “Any death is painful, but how come the Union Home Minister is calling it a political murder even before the probe is over?” the TMC leaders said.
The Calcutta High Court has ordered to conduct the post-mortem of BJYM worker at the Army’s Eastern Command Hospital here. The decision came after BJP leader and lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal moved the court on behalf of Chowrasia’s mother.
A division bench presided by Justice Prakash Shrivastava directed that a specialist from AIIMS, Kalyani and the head of department from the state-run RG Kar Medical Hospital should be present.
The court also directed that the Chief Judicial Magistrate of South 24 Parganas district be present during the post-mortem and that the whole process be videographed.
