BJP leader Jitendra Tiwari gets relief from HC

West Bengal BJP leader and former MLA Jitendra Tiwari got a major relief from the Calcutta High Court on Monday. The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000.

Jitendra Tiwari was arrested on March 18. After being in police custody for some time, Jitendra Tiwari is placed in the Presidency Jail. On Monday, 22 days after his arrest, a bench of Justice Jaymalya Bagchi and Justice Parthasarathy Sen granted him conditional bail.

An FIR has been lodged against BJP leader Jitender Tiwari in connection with the death of five people in a stampede during an area distribution program organized in Asansol last December. Based on this, the Asansol Police arrested him from Noida.

On Monday, while ordering bail, the Supreme Court bench said that BJP leader Jitendra Tiwari will not be allowed to enter the Asansol area. However, wherever he lives, he will have to go to the relevant police station once a week. Witnesses to the incident complained of cannot be threatened. Please be informed that handover ceremony of area distribution was organized on 14th December 2022 at the initiative of Chaitali Tiwari, wife of Jitendra Tiwari, Councilor Ward No. 27 Asansol. State

Leader of Opposition Shubhendu Adhikari was also there. After he left his program, there was a contest between people to get the blanket. 3 people were crushed to death. In this incident, the police registered an FIR against many people including Jitendra Tiwari and his wife.

After this incident, the police said that no permission to hold the program was taken from them. The matter went to court. The police questioned Jitendra Tiwari and his wife several times. Meanwhile, the court refused to grant him protection from arrest. Later, the police arrested him from Noida.

After his arrest, Jitendra Tiwari accused the state government of implicating him and said he was harassed because of his association with the BJP. TMC people understand that if they get victory after keeping him in jail then it will not fulfill their dream.