Footage is more important than Mathew Samuel's character: Calcutta HC on Narada case
While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demanding Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into Narada sting operation, a division bench of Calcutta High Court, led by interim Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre on Thursday made the observation.
The court also observed that an independent agency should investigate the matter as several heavyweight persons were involved in the case.
However, the court has set Wednesday (Jan 18) as the next date of hearing in the case.
Since March 14 last year, news portal- Narada News- released several sting operation footage, where TMC's leaders, ministers, MPs and MLAs were exposed while allegedly taking bribes.
From the beginning, TMC leaderships had claimed that the sting footage was doctored and conspiracy of oppositions.
However, the Central Forensic Lab in Chandigarh has already confirmed the footage's authenticity, as Narada News claimed.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
Note: IBNS did not carry out the sting operation and we have not verified the contents of the sting independently.
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