The Supreme Court Monday stayed trial court proceedings in Gorkha leader Madan Tamang murder case in West Bengal, following the accusation of CBI's failure to show up and oppose the bail for the accused.
A bench led by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir demanded an explanation from the CBI on the allegation that the accused were granted bail on different occasions due to non-appearance of its counsel in the trial court.
On a plea by Tamang's wife Bharti, the court also sought responses from the central and state governments on handing over the probe from the CBI to the NIA or a Special Investigating Team (SIT). She also sought shifting of the trial from West Bengal to Assam.
Tamang, who was the President of All India Gorkha League, was killed on May 21, 2010, in Darjeeling allegedly by a group of about 400 supporters of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha carrying deadly arms when he was overseeing preparations for a public meeting.
His wife, however, has sought a fresh probe into the killing allegedly since the investigation by the state police and the CBI were "tainted, biased and mala fide."
A bench led by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir demanded an explanation from the CBI on the allegation that the accused were granted bail on different occasions due to non-appearance of its counsel in the trial court.
On a plea by Tamang's wife Bharti, the court also sought responses from the central and state governments on handing over the probe from the CBI to the NIA or a Special Investigating Team (SIT). She also sought shifting of the trial from West Bengal to Assam.
Tamang, who was the President of All India Gorkha League, was killed on May 21, 2010, in Darjeeling allegedly by a group of about 400 supporters of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha carrying deadly arms when he was overseeing preparations for a public meeting.
His wife, however, has sought a fresh probe into the killing allegedly since the investigation by the state police and the CBI were "tainted, biased and mala fide."
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