New Delhi,
\nThe Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former GJM leader Bimal Gurung\u2019s plea seeking protection from arrest in several cases lodged against him in West Bengal and for an independent probe into the alleged killings of Gorkhaland supporters in the state.<\/p>\n
A bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan rejected the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha\u2019s plea saying it was not a fit case for relief.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt cannot be said to be a case of individual persecution by the state,\u201d the bench said while pronouncing the order.<\/p>\n
The apex court had on November 20 restrained West Bengal Police from taking any coercive steps against Gurung.<\/p>\n
The GJM leader had claimed in the top court that he was being politically persecuted by the West Bengal government.<\/p>\n
However, the Mamata Banerjee government had submitted a list of 53 FIRs lodged against Gurung and said he was facing trial in another 24 cases as well.<\/p>\n
The GJM central committee had recently suspended Gurung for six months and appointed Binay Tamang as the party\u2019s new president.<\/p>\n
The police had earlier claimed that Gurung and some of his aides were absconding after being booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the violence in Darjeeling hills during the recent agitation for a separate Gorkhaland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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