Barasat: Mahammad Majid Ali alias Majid master, the CPM strong man who was accused in the murder of Trinamool activist Noor Ali Mollah was granted bail after he surrendered in a Barasat court on Wednesday.
The surrender comes right after surrender comes significantly after the announcement of the 2016 assembly elections, when his while his once-stronghold, of the North 24-Parganas, are going to the polls on April 25.
After his surrender in Barasat district court on Wednesday, Majid's defence lawyer, Arindam Golddar, appealed for bail in the court of ACJM (additional chief judicial magistrate). He submitted that 14 others, who were accused in the same case, have already been granted bail.
"My client Majid Ali was falsely accused of Noor Ali Mollah's murder. He was not present in the area when Noor was killed in a clash. Besides that, he was falsely accused of threatening and scaring the witnesses," Goldar said.
ACJM Sandip Chakraborty granted bail to Majid against a bond of Rs 1,500.
Majid, the once uncrowned monarch of the money spinning fish bheris of Sashan in North 24-Parganas, had earlier been arrested was arrested just before the assembly elections in March 2011earlier arrested in March, 2011, before the 2011 assembly polls as the prime accused in the murder of Trinamool leader Noor in 2009.
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Majid, however, had said that he had no interest in polls. "I will not go to the booth to cast my vote. While I know well many others like me couldn't cast their votes. I was forced to leave my home, family and relatives. I'm also distancing myself keep myself away from my party," the CPM leader had said in court.
Sudhir Kumar Rakesh, who headed the then special who had then led the six-member special observer team appointed by the Election Commission in 2011, had received several complaints against Majid. After receiving the complaints He then He had reportedly then directed the district police chief to arrest Majid, added the source. the sources said
Though Majid was denied bail for three times had been denied bail for at least three times, but just a day after the 2011 polls were over, he had been released on bail on May 12, 2011.
Trinamool activist Noor Ali Mollah was killed in a clash between CPM and Trinamool supporters at Tehatta in Sashan in 2009.
Fifteen people, including Majid, had been were accused in the case. He had been charged under Section 302 (murder). (302). They were also charged with serious others charges like rioting, political violence and criminal conspiracy. had also been brought against him. Majid was later granted bail by the Barasat district court after 58 days in custody.
Later he was also accused of threatening and scaring witnesses in the Noor Ali murder case. After his surrender in Barasat district court on Wednesday, Majid's defence lawyer, Arindam Golddar, appealed for bail in the court of ACJM (additional chief judicial magistrate). He submitted that 14 others, who were accused in the same case, have already been granted bail. in several sections had already been granted bail and the case diary was produced in court.
ACJM Sandip Chakraborty granted bail to Majid against a bond of Rs 1,500. "My client Majid Ali was falsely accused of Noor Ali Mollah's murder. He was not present in the area when Noor was killed in a clash. Besides that, he was falsely later falsely implicated accused of threatening and scaring the witnesses. Among the 15 accused, 14 had earlier got bail," Goldar said.
It may be recalled that Majid had been absconding for over 15 months after Noor's family members lodged an FIR against him. Police records showed Majid Ali as an "absconder". But a controversy broke out when Majid had visited the CPM state headquarters on March 11, 2011 while a state committee meeting was under way. Among those present at the meeting was former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
Majid's presence at the Alimuddin Street office had prompted the Trinamool Congress to lodge a complaint with the EC. Majid Ali was arrested four days later - on March 15. Earlier, the CPM North 24-Parganas leadership had tried to get Majid released on bail before polls in the district, as the strongman could have played a vital role on polling day. But a day before the poll, his bail plea had been rejected then.
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