CID deposits jewellery, cash seized from Bharati Ghosh to Ghatal Court

Kolkata: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) deposited jewellery and cash that was seized from the house and flat of former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, to Ghatal Sub-Divisional Court on Tuesday.

The CID had initiated a probe on the basis of a complaint lodged with Daspur police station against some police officers, including the then West Midnapore SP Bharati Ghosh, on alleged charges of extortion.

It may be recalled that the CID officers had moved before the Midnapore Court on September 3, with a plea seeking permission to deposit the seized jewellery and cash to the court. The court had directed officers of the investigating agency to deposit the same with Ghatal Sub-Divisional Court by September 11.

On Tuesday morning, CID officers were found reaching Ghatal Sub-Divisional Court with five trunks in a police van.

It may be recalled that the CID had filed a chargesheet

in connection with the case before Ghatal Court in West Midnapore on June 29. There were names of nine people including Ghosh in the chargesheet.

Ghosh and her bodyguard Sujit Mondal were shown as absconding by the CID in the chargesheet. A few days ago, Mondal had managed to escape from the custody of Mumbai Police.