[BREAKING] Plea in Calcutta High Court seeks judicial probe into death of Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, declassification of documents

The petition filed by two lawyers also sought a categorical statement from the Central and West Bengal governments on whether the death was a result of conspiracy by then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee and Calcutta

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31 Aug 2021, 4:19 pm

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A petition has been filed before the Calcutta High Court seeking probe by a retired Chief Justice of India into the death of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee who passed away in Kashmir in 1953 while in police custody.

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Calcutta High Court

Jawaharlal Nehru

Syama Prasad Mukherjee