Suspended TMC MP Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 4-day police custody by court

The suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and accused in the Sandeshkhali case, Shahjahan Sheikh has been sent to four-day police custody by the Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court.

Earlier, on the directive of the Calcutta High Court, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Kolkata Police handed custody of Sheikh Shahjahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The high court issued a contempt notice to the CID on Wednesday, ruling that the case about the attack on ED officials be handed over to the CBI along with the custody of the prime accused, Shahjahan. The court further observed that state police played ‘hide and seek’ in the matter.