BJP Worker Found Dead In Kolkata: PIL In High Court Suspects Foul Play, Seeks Judicial Intervention

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court on Friday seeking the Court's intervention regarding the death of a 26-year-old BJP worker who was found hanging inside an abandoned building on Friday morning.

According to reports, the deceased, identified as Arjun Chowrasia, was found hanging inside a building in North Kolkata's Ghosh Bagan area. He was a functionary of the BJP Yuva Morcha.

The PIL filed by advocate Subir Sanyal seeks judicial intervention into the incident of unnatural death. The matter was also mentioned before a Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj on Friday. The Bench agreed to consider hearing of the petition on an early basis. 

The counsel for the petitioner also apprised the Bench that the family members of the deceased does not perceive the death to be a case of suicide. Furthermore, a prayer was also made to prevent any post mortem examination of the deceased from being conducted without the presence of doctors from AIIMS, New Delhi. 

Meanwhile, BJP leaders have alleged that the deceased was murdered and have accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters of committing the crime. The TMC leadership has however dismissed the allegations against the party.

It has been reported that Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, will visit the home of the BJP worker who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Kashipur area of north Calcutta on Friday.