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Abhaya Cremation Case to CBI: Was FIR Filed by Tricking the Court?
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:14
Abhaya Cremation Case to CBI: Was FIR Filed by Tricking the Court?
- •The investigation into the Abhaya cremation case has been transferred from Khardah police station to the CBI.
- •A division bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Tirthankar Ghosh issued the order.
- •Khardah police station case number 432/2026 will be linked to the main CBI case of RG Kar (RC No. 10/2024).
- •The High Court questioned Khardah police station's investigation process and expressed dissatisfaction with their role.
- •The court asked why Khardah police filed a new FIR when CBI was already investigating the RG Kar incident, suggesting it might have been done by tricking the court.
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A division bench consisting of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Tirthankar Ghosh issued the order transferring the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The High Court ordered that Khardah police station case number 432/2026 be linked to the main CBI case of RG Kar, which is registered as RC No. 10/2024.
Based on allegations that Abhaya's body was cremated in a hurry, the police arrested Nirmal Ghosh, the former MLA of Panihati, along with Somnath Dey.
