Kolkata Apr 25 PTI The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the father of deceased student leader Anis Khan to file an affidavit as objection to a report submitted by the West Bengal government after his lawyer took exception to the findings of the probePetitioner Salem Khans lawyer Bikash Bhattacharya submitted that the report can at best be termed as an inquiry report and not that of an investigation claiming that it did not contain relevant detailsBhattacharya also objected to the findings of the West Bengal government-appointed special investigation team SIT submitting that it was ridiculous to suggest that the death of Anis Khan was non-homicidal as has been stated in the reportJustice Rajasekhar Mantha told Bhattacharya that a formal exception to the report be filed by the petitioner in the form of an affidavit within one week The court adjourned hearing in the matter till May 12Khan had moved the high court seeking an order for investigation into the death of his son by an impartial agency which is not connected with the West Bengal policeJustice Mantha had on March 14 directed an SIT to complete its probe by April 18 into the death of the student leader whose father alleged that he was murdered by men wearing khaki and civic volunteer uniformsBhattacharya had claimed before the court that Anis was brutally assaulted by four persons of whom one was in police uniform and the other three in civic volunteer dress and pushed off the third floor of his home at Amta in Howrah district on the night of February 19The state government on April 19 submitted an 82-page probe progress report to the court in accordance with its directions indicating the steps taken for investigating the case PTI AMR RMS RMS

Kolkata Apr 19 PTI A West Bengal government-appointed special investigation team SIT on Tuesday submitted a progress report on its investigation into the alleged murder of student leader Anis Khan to the Calcutta High Court Submitting the report in a sealed cover before the court of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha the state governments lawyer told it that the investigation was nearing completion Taking the 82-page report on record the court directed that the matter will be taken up for hearing again on Monday Adjourning the matter till April 18 the court had on March 14 said that it expects the investigation will be completed in the meantime Since Justice Mantha did not preside on Monday the report was submitted on Tuesday before his court Khan died on February 19 in his residence at Amta in Howrah district His father has alleged that he was murdered by men wearing khaki and civic volunteer uniform The SIT had arrested a home guard and a civic volunteer in connection with the death of Khan and they are in judicial custodyJustice Mantha had said that an extension of time to complete the probe will not be considered except for reasons beyond the control of the investigating agency Justice Mantha taking up a petition by the deceaseds father Salem Khan along with a suo motu petition initiated by the court into the death had on February 24 said it is expected that no stone will be left unturned in course of such investigation Alleging that Khan was murdered senior advocate Bikash Bhattacharya had claimed before the court that he had been brutally assaulted by four people of whom one was in police uniform and the other three in civic volunteer dress and thrown over from the third floor of his home on the night of February 19 Khans family members have been demanding a CBI investigation into his death Claiming that the killing of Anis Khan a social activist was a premeditated murder Bhattacharya had prayed before the court that an independent investigation be ordered into it The state government had formed the SIT headed by Additional director general CID Gyanwant Singh to hold the probe PTI AMR NN NN