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News Desk: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the West Bengal police to register cases of all the victims of post-poll violence in the State. The State government was asked to ensure proper medical assistance and ration to all post-poll violence victims. Chief Secretary Harikrishna Dwivedi was also directed to compile all documents related to post-poll violence for future legal correspondence.
Calcutta High Court said “From a perusal of the report prima facie stand taken by the petitioners is established that there had been post poll violence and the State was found on a wrong foot, where throughout it was on a denial mode. In violence, a number of persons were killed. Many suffered sexual violence and grievous injuries. Even minor girls were not spared. They have been brutally assaulted sexually”
They further mentioned “Properties of many of them were damaged and a number of them were forced to leave their houses and even migrate to neighbouring states. Till date the State has not been able to create an atmosphere that could build confidence of the sufferers to return back to their homes or carry on their occupation. The complaints of most of them were not recorded by the police or cross cases were forced against them”
