West Bengal CID reopens 59 cases linked to 2021 post-poll violence, 181 fresh FIRs registered

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The West Bengal CID has initiated caller enactment successful transportation with complaints related to the 2021 post-poll violence, with 458 caller inquiries started and 181 caller FIRs registered truthful far, an serviceman said connected Monday (May 18, 2026).

The State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has besides reopened 59 cases successful which last reports had earlier been submitted, helium said.

"In presumption of the complaints received relating to post-poll unit successful 2021, indispensable ineligible enactment is being taken successful accordance with procedure," a elder CID serviceman said.

The CID serviceman said the bureau was besides revisiting cases that had earlier been closed. "So far, 59 cases wherever last reports had been submitted person been reopened for further examination. The process is continuing," the serviceman added.

The 2021 post-poll unit successful the State had triggered wide governmental contention and led to aggregate investigations pursuing allegations of attacks, intimidation and displacement of radical successful respective districts aft the Assembly predetermination results were announced.

Published - May 18, 2026 02:46 p.m. IST

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