Former Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay approaches Calcutta High Court over alleged police brutality

BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay challenged an attempt to murder case against him in Calcutta High Court. He alleges police overreaction and malafide intent to hinder his election campaign. The petition will be heard Tuesday. Gangopadhyay resigned as a Calcutta High Court judge in March to run for the Tamluk Lok Sabha seat. The case stems from an alleged protest incident during his nomination filing.

Former Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, a BJP candidate from Tamluk Lok Sabha seat, on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court alleging police overaction by registering an attempt to murder case against him.

Justice Jay Sengupta, before whose court the matter was mentioned, directed that the petition will be taken up for hearing on Tuesday.

Alleging malafide and overaction on the part of police, Gangopadhyay's lawyer Rajdeep Majumder submitted before the court that the FIR was lodged to prevent him from campaigning for the election.

Majumder stated that section 307 (attempt to murder) was registered against Gangopadhyay.

Gangopadhyay, who resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court in March, is a BJP candidate from Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency.

An alleged incident of protest against him by some persons claiming to belong to a teachers' organisation is stated to have taken place when Gangopadhyay went to file his nomination papers for the polls.