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Police Find No Incriminating Items in Suvendu Adhikari House Search
Police searched a house in Kolaghat during the 2024 election period.
They were looking into information about possible bombs and cash.
The police later told the Calcutta High Court that they found nothing incriminating.
They also said there may have been a misunderstanding or miscommunication.
The case involved Suvendu Adhikari, who was the Leader of the Opposition at the time.
His lawyer had challenged the police case in court.
The court had paused the FIR in May 2024.
After hearing the police report, the lawyer decided not to continue the petition, so the court dismissed it as not pressed.
Purba Medinipur police told the Calcutta High Court that a Kolaghat house search found no incriminating material.
The search was conducted during the model code of conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Police said the search was based on information from sources and appeared to involve a “miscommunication”.
Suvendu Adhikari’s lawyer said the FIR was based on alleged information about country-made bombs and cash at the premises.
The high court had stayed the FIR on May 24, 2024, and dismissed Adhikari’s petition after his lawyer chose not to pursue it.
- Who
- Purba Medinipur police, Suvendu Adhikari, and his lawyer were involved in the proceedings.
- What
- Police reported that no incriminating material was found during a house search linked to a 2024 FIR.
- Where
- The search took place at a house in Kolaghat, and the proceedings were before the Calcutta High Court.
- When
- The FIR was lodged on May 22, 2024; the high court stayed it on May 24, 2024, and received the police report on September 29.
- Why
- The search was conducted during the election model code of conduct based on source information about alleged country-made bombs and cash.
Police report
Petitioner’s account
What prompted the case and search
Police report
Police said the raid and search were conducted on the basis of information received from sources, but reported that no incriminating material was found and that there appeared to have been a miscommunication.
Petitioner’s account
Adhikari’s lawyer said the suo motu FIR was based on alleged information that country-made bombs and cash were stored at the premises.
Key facts
- Search location
- A house in Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur
- Search period
- During the model code of conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
- Police finding
- No incriminating material was found
- FIR date
- May 22, 2024
- FIR status
- Stayed by the Calcutta High Court on May 24, 2024
- Court outcome
- The petition was dismissed as “not pressed” after Adhikari’s lawyer withdrew it
- Allegation cited
- Information about country-made bombs and cash allegedly stored at the premises
Quotes
Officer-in-charge of Kolaghat police station
The police officer who submitted the search report to the Calcutta High Court.
“It is clarified that no incriminating material was found at the said premises.”
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