The government of West Bengal appointed 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers (zone-wise) to assist the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday. The officers will be help SIT to probe the post-poll violence. The information of appointment was given by West Bengal Home and Hill Affairs Department.
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The High Court of Kolkata ordered a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal on August 19. The High Court also ordered to set up SIT for investigation of relatively less serious crimes and senior officers from West Bengal cadre will be a part of the team.
The five zones are headquarters, north zone, west zone, south zone and Kolkata Police.
