CBI gets custody of Shahjahan Sheikh from West Bengal CID, well past High Court deadline

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday took custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of multiple crimes in the Sandeshkhali region of West Bengal, after multiple delays following a Calcutta High Court directive...

On Tuesday, West Bengal's CID was ordered to hand over to Sheikh the CBI, with the Calcutta High Court reiterating the order in a fresh directive on Wednesday..

The High Court bench had set a 4:15 pm deadline for the disgraced Trinamool Congress strongman's custody to change hands...

In Wednesday's order, the High Court directed the state government to "immediately implement" its Tuesday judgement to transfer the case regarding Sheikh's alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at Sandeshkhali to the CBI and hand over custody of the main accused Sheikh to the central agency...

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