Calcutta High Court withdraws protection from arrest to IPS officer Rajeev Kumar

The Calcutta High Court on Friday vacated the interim order providing protection from arrest to IPS officer and former KolkataKolkataKolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Saradha scam.

Delivering the order, Justice Madhumati Mitra said a “blanket protection of not arresting is not available in law and would amount to unnecessary interfering with the investigation.” The High Court observed that the counsel for the petitioner has failed to substantiate that the investigating agency (CBI in the case) is harassing him or trying to injure his reputation.

Justice Mitra said the allegation that he has been singled out cannot be admitted before the court, since officers superior in rank to Mr Kumar have been interrogated by the agency.