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Breaking: HC Orders CBI To Probe Into Bengal Violence Where 8 Were Burnt Alive

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation has been told to take over the case of eight people burnt alive in West Bengal’s Birbhum. The Calcutta High Court transferred the case to the CBI after denying a request by the Mamata Banerjee government to not hand over the investigation to the central agency.

Eight people – all women and children – were beaten and burnt alive by a mob on Tuesday.

Ms Banerjee has said the suspects would be hunted down if they did not surrender. Battling a furious political backlash over the savage killings and accused by the opposition BJP of condoning political violence, the Chief Minister also alleged that “something big” was behind the incident.

The Chief Minister has indicated she is wary of her rivals politicising the incident. Ms Banerjee and the BJP-led centre has long been fighting on several fronts and the latest incident may just open up another front.

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Yogi Adityanath Oath-taking LIVE Updates: PM Modi, Amit Shah To Attend Swearing-In In Lucknow

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Yogi Adityanath will take oath as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second time at 4 PM today. The BJP leader will be sworn in at a grand ceremony in Lucknow in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Also present will be the chief ministers of several BJP-ruled states.

Yogi Adityanath was chosen the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by BJP legislators on Thursday.

The BJP won a consecutive term in the recently concluded elections — a record of sorts in nearly 40 years. Pointing to his individual record, Yogi Adityanath said, “The party believed in me in 2017. I was just a normal MP and I had no administrative experience and yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the home minister were like guardians to me and told me how to being good governance to UP”.

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