Custodial death: HC asks CID to file fresh report

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the CID to file a fresh report on the alleged custodial death of Nasiruddin at Dhanekhali in Hooghly district after it was not satisfied with the current report of the agency.

Stating that the report of the CID failed to mention some vital information,the Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed it to file a fresh report within two weeks and probe whether there was any conspiracy behind the killing.

On January 18,after buying a new vehicle 34-year-old Nasiruddin stopped at Dhanekhali around 9.30 pm to buy sweets for his family when three policemen in plain clothes allegedly caught him and took him to a nearby police station. Later,he was taken to the hospital,where he was declared dead on arrival. Later,a PIL was filed demanding CBI probe.