Overview
- The state CID said it has reopened probes from the 2021 violence, registering 181 fresh First Information Reports, which are the police complaints that start a criminal case, and launching 458 new enquiries with 59 previously closed cases back under review.
- CID officials said the work is ongoing and that they are acting on complaints tied to the violence that followed the 2021 Assembly elections.
- Suvendu Adhikari directed police to revive uninvestigated murder and assault complaints linked to 2021 and urged victims to file reports even if they lacked paperwork, saying police would investigate.
- Following those orders, the Additional Director General for Law and Order told police commissioners, district chiefs, and the Railway Police to review all related cases and take lawful action.
- Murders and crimes against women from 2021 remain under Central Bureau of Investigation oversight after Calcutta High Court orders upheld by the Supreme Court, while other cases continue with the Bengal CID and Kolkata Police.