West Bengal Forms Six-Member Committee Led by Retired Judge to Probe Chorbagan Incident

The West Bengal government has constituted a six-member committee to investigate the Chorbagan incident, to be headed by retired Calcutta High Court judge Anindita Roy Saraswati. Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal issued the order on Wednesday after consultations with the Calcutta High Court. The panel comprises senior officials from the Disaster Management and Civil Defence Department, the Special Task Force, the state police, the Home and Hill Affairs Department, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The committee has been directed to submit its report to the state government within three months.