A widely circulated WhatsApp message attempting to link CJI DY Chandrachud’s wife with alleged “north Bengal lobby” head Shyamapada Das has prompted Bengal police to issue a stern warning against the spread of malicious disinformation.
The “north Bengal lobby” refers to a group of doctors, said to be alumni of North Bengal Medical College near Siliguri, who allegedly influence the Bengal health department.
The timing of the message’s circulation coincided with a Supreme Court hearing on the Aug 9 rape-murder of a postgraduate resident doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, which was scheduled for Thursday but postponed to Monday. The SC bench includes CJI Chandrachud.
In response to the viral message, Bengal police took to their ‘X’ handle Saturday: “…Exploiting freedom of speech to indulge in wild falsehood, that too against the apex court, is illegal and punishable. Sternest possible legal action will be initiated against those trying to malign the judiciary.”
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Source: TOI
