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Home / News / India News / Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA probe in Malda's religious conversion case
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Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA probe in Malda's religious conversion case

Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA probe in Malda's religious conversion case
Written by Abhishek Hari
May 21, 2022, 11:01 pm 3 min read
Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA probe in Malda's religious conversion case
The petitioners, who are also sisters, submitted that their husbands were missing since November 24 last year and the police did not take any step in the matter even after being informed

The Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation and the National Investigation Agency to investigate an alleged forced conversion case in West Bengal's Malda district. In a writ petition to the court, two women alleged that their spouses, brothers by relation, were punished by forceful conversion into Islam for working for a political party that lost the 2021 West Bengal election.

Petitioner's claim
The police took no action in the case: Petitioners

The plaintiffs, who are also sisters, claimed that their husbands had been missing since November 24 of last year. When the women went to the police station to file a complaint, a civic volunteer reportedly ripped up their complaint and claimed that both of their spouses had converted to Islam. They then filed a complaint with Malda's superintendent, who also reportedly did nothing.

State counsel
Husbands left homes due to family disputes, voluntarily converted: Advocate

Meanwhile, state counsel Md Galib argued in court that the petitioners' husbands had left them due to family disputes and were now living in Pratappur, Malda. He claimed that two men voluntarily converted to Islam while refusing to even return home. The counsel also informed the court that both men have given their testimony under Section 164 that they converted to Islam voluntarily.

Order
What happened at the HC hearing?

Following the hearing of both parties, Justice Rajshekhar Mantha's single bench ordered Malda's SP to give the CBI and NIA their full support in the case. The court also ordered the agencies to investigate other allegations made by the petitioners, including random forcible conversion, cross-border infiltration, threats and intimidation, and the storage of massive amounts of arms and ammunition, as well as counterfeit currency.

Quote
What did Justice Rajasekhar Mantha exactly say?

"Since the NIA and the CBI are the party respondents to the instant proceeding, appropriate inputs may be given from their side as regards the allegations made in the writ petition," Justice Rajasekhar Mantha stated in his order.

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Court observation regarding other allegations made by petitioners

According to the court order, these allegations "may not be directly at issue to the claim of the writ petitioners but appear vitally linked to the allegations of abduction and forcible conversion of the petitioners' husbands."

Details
Further details of the court order

The court also ordered the Superintendent of Police of the Malda district to submit an affidavit detailing the petitioners' allegations, the police's actions, any preliminary investigation report, and any other relevant information. Justice Mantha stated that the authorities should conduct a security check on the petitioners since they face significant life threats. The next date for the case's hearing is set for June 21.

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Abhishek Hari is a JRF holder in Political Science and is currently the National Writer at NewsBytes. He has previously worked as Sub-editor at The Wire and as a political researcher at the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Hindu College, University of Delhi, and Jamia Millia Islamia are his alma mater. In his free time, he loves to play the drums and listen to classic rock and roll music.
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