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The interim report submitted by the CID on Wednesday has ruled out the possibility of graphic designer Rizwanur Rehman committing suicide, a theory propagated by Kolkata Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee. On September 23, two days after the body of Rizwanur was found near the railway tracks at Patipukur in north Kolkata, Mukherjee had tried to pass it off as suicide.
Home Secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray said the CID report did not mention that the death was a suicide. Highly placed sources in the Home Department said though the CID report is an interim version, the report was significant. 8220;We are waiting for the forensic report which will reveal whether the death was an accident, suicide or a murder,8221; the sources said.
The CID has so far interrogated two Kolkata Police officials8212;Sub-Inspector Krishnendu Das and Assistant Commissioner Sukanti Chakraborty of the Anti-Rowdy Section.
Meanwhile, political circles in the state believe that the Government is trying to shield the tainted cops. Even on Thursday, the Government came in for harsh criticism from Left Front partners. Minor Irrigation Minister Nandagopal Bhattacharya of the CPI compared Bengal with Bihar. 8220;Are we living in Bihar? Why will innocent people not get justice,8221; he said adding that the tainted officers should be removed to ensure an impartial inquiry.
