Trinamool Congress leader Anarul Hossain is the mastermind in Birbhum killings : CBI
Hossain told Police, “The village is on fire, let it burn, you don’t have to come !”
Kolkata – After the killing of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh in Birbhum District of West Bengal, ten people were burnt to death in vandalism and arson by his supporters on the night of 21st March. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet after 90 days. According to the charge sheet, Rampurhat TMC President Anarul Hossain was the mastermind of the attack.
Birbhum Massacre: TMC leader not only ordered the killings at Bogtui village but also monitored the massacre while keeping police away, says CBIhttps://t.co/DPwWey2LBM
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The indictment alleges that Hossain incited the Sheikh’s supporters for violence after the assassination. Hossain had telephoned the Police and told them, ‘The village is on fire, let it burn, you don’t have to come’. The CBI claimed that several people in the village had contacted Anarul Hossain and requested him to call the Police, but he did not help the people, and instead, told the Police not to come.
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