Calcutta High Court Orders Videographed Post Mortem Of Dead BJP Worker In Presence Of CJM, Grants Police Protection To Kin
Live LawThe Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that the post mortem examination of deceased BJP worker Arjun Chowrasia should be conducted at the Command Hospital, Kolkata by a team of experts and in the presence of Chief Judicial Magistrate, South 24-Parganas. Directing the Head of the Command Hospital to constitute a team of experts for conducting the post mortem examination, the Court underscored further, "The Head of the Command Hospital will constitute a team of experts for the purpose of the said post-mortem and at the time of post-mortem, expert from AIIMS, Kalyani as also the Head of the Department of Forensic Science, R.G. Granting police protection to the kin of the deceased, the Court ordered, "The Commissioner of Police, Kolkata is also directed to ensure that proper police protection is provided to the family members of the deceased." The Court was also apprised that the police authorities are pressurizing the family members of the deceased to perform the post-mortem and trying to establish the case as a suicide instead of homicide.