2024 Sandeshkhali violence
A violence created due to political issue in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 5 January 2024, a team of Enforcement Directorate officers visited the village of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, India, to interrogate a local Trinamool Congress leader, Sheikh Shahjahan, about his involvement with the corruption scandal of the politician Jyotipriya Mallick. Mallick, a former minister with the Trinamool Congress, pled guilty for embezzling multiple crores from food rationing funds in October 2023, implicating Shahjahan. In January 2024, the ED investigated additional allegations of sexual assault and improper land acquisition against Shahjahan. In the resulting altercation, three ED officers were injured by local supporters of Shahjahan.
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Location | Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
Coordinates | 22°21′40″N 88°52′54″E |
Date | January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05) 09:30 (IST (UTC+05:30)) |
Immediately after the incident, Shahjahan fled, remaining a fugitive for 55 days until his apprehension on 29 February. He was suspended by the Trinamool Congress immediately after his arrest.
On 9 May 2024 two women withdrew their complaint and alleged that they only signed a white paper as said by National Commission for Women.[1][2] The chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma alleged that these two women were forced to withdraw their complaints.[3][4] Trinamool Congress released a video in which local BJP leader Gangadhar Kayal states that it is fake rape allegations.[5] Gangadhar Kayal alleged that it is fake video.[6]