CBI arrests 7 persons in connection with Birbhum violence

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Jun
23:
The
CBI
has
arrested
seven
persons
in
connection
with
West
Bengal’s
Birbhum
vilence
where
8
villagers
were
killed.

Nine
people,
including
women
and
children,
were
burnt
to
death
on
the
night
of
March
21
when
their
houses
in
Bogtui
village
were
fire-bombed
by
a
mob
in
retaliation
to
the
killing
of
TMC’s
Rampurhat
Panchayat
leader
Sheikh
in
a
crude
bomb
attack
that
evening.

The
CBI
had
taken
over
the
investigation
of
the
case,
following
an
order
of
the
Calcutta
High
Court.

In
its
charge
sheet
related
to
Bogtui
violence
and
arson,
the
federal
probe
agency
has
alleged
that
it
was
a
“direct
fallout”
of
the
killing
of
Sheikh.

Sisodia
alleges
BJP
invited
him
to
join
their
party,’will
close
all
CBI,
ED
cases’

It
has
alleged
that
after
Sheikh
was
killed,
his
loyalists
and
group
members
went
on
a
rampage
burning
the
houses
of
rivals
in
the
village.

The
CBI
has
alleged
that
rivalry
was
among
groups
of
Bhadu
Sheikh
and
Palash
Sheikh
and
Sona
Sheikh
for
dominance
in
the
area
and
control
over
income
from
illegal
collection
of
money
from
commercial
vehicles
and
other
unlawful
activities
had
existed
for
a
long
time.