A visually challenged man walked into a courtroom on Tuesday and told the judge that a court staff member cheated him by allegedly promising him a job in the court against payment.
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta High Court took cognisance of the complaint and asked the deputy sheriff in his court to hand over the accused employee to the police.
Hare Krishna Ranjit, a resident of Behala, told the court that a Group D staff of the court had allegedly cheated him out of Rs 70,000.
“The victim alleged that the staff member had asked for Rs 1.25 lakh for the job and claimed he had already transferred Rs 70,000 to the staff member's bank account,” said a lawyer who was present in the court on Tuesday.
Justice Gangopadhyay, after hearing the plea, sought evidence supporting the claim. After the verification, he summoned the accused to his court.
“The judge asked the deputy sheriff to hand him over to the police,” said the lawyer.
The deputy sheriff took the accused to the registrar (vigilance), through whom a police complaint would be lodged.
2 injured in accidents
Two motorcyclists were injured in accidents in the city on Tuesday, police said.
Md Rahim, 31, was injured after a private bus hit his two-wheeler on AJC Bose Road, near the SSKM post office, around 11am.
Rahim, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to SSKM, police said. He was discharged later in the day.
Early on Tuesday, a mini-truck hit a bike near the Tipu Sultan mosque on Lenin Sarani. The rider, Md Talaha Ershad, suffered multiple injuries. He was wearing a helmet, too.
Talaha was taken to SSKM Hospital, where he was admitted to the trauma care centre.