Adding a new twist to the face-off between Bengal police and CBI over the custody of Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, the Calcutta High Court today set a new deadline for the Bengal cops to hand him over to the central agency.
A bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has now asked Bengal police to hand over Shahjahan's custody to CBI by 4.15 pm today.
Sandeshkhali made headlines after several people from the island levelled allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing against Shahjahan and other Trinamool leaders.
On the run for 55 days, Shahjahan was finally arrested by a special police team and suspended from the Trinamool for six years. His arrest came three days after the High Court ordered his arrest.