In the Sandeshkhali case, Calcutta High Court took a tough stand against the Mamata government of East Bengal and said that strong TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh should be arrested immediately. The women of Sandeshkhali allege that Shahjahan Sheikh and his associates were forcibly occupying their lands and exploiting them. Shahjahan Sheikh is absconding after the attack on the team that reached his residence. It is noteworthy that the High Court has already rejected the application to stay the arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh. After the High Court's decision, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that Shahjahan Sheikh will be arrested within seven days.
Calcutta High Court took cognizance of the Sandeshkhali incident and started hearing. The High Court judge also took seriously the comments of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and other leaders of Bengal and said that the court had never stayed the arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh. He should be arrested. Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday that the arrest of fugitive leader Shahjahan is being delayed because of the judiciary.
He said that to keep the issue of Sandeshkhali burning, Shahjahan is being saved through the judiciary. Abhishek said that TMC leaders like Partha Chatterjee and Jyotipriya Mallik have already been arrested, then who is Shahjahan Sheikh. He should also be arrested immediately.
The High Court had put a stay on the investigation of the state police.
Reality: When the ED team reached Shahjahan Sheikh's address to investigate the ration scam case, Shahjahan's associates attacked the team. After this, the Calcutta High Court asked the ED and the state police team to jointly form an investigation team. A few days later, the ED obtained an injunction on that order. After that, both the state police and ED demanded an independent investigation and the bench stayed the state police investigation on February 7.