SC stays arrest of ex-IPS officer Bharati Ghosh in all cases registered by WB cops

In a relief to former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who recently joined BJP in West Bengal, the Supreme Court Tuesday granted her protection from arrest in all the cases registered against her.

Ghosh, once considered close to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee, claimed that the police has registered 10 FIRs against her so far including a case of alleged extortion and illegal exchange of banned notes for gold.

A bench of Justices A K Sikri, S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah said that no coercive action be taken against her till further orders and listed the matter for hearing after three weeks.

Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Ghosh, said the apex court had earlier granted her protection from arrest in seven cases registered against her and similar relief should be granted in the three fresh cases which have been filed.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for West Bengal, opposed the plea for relief and said that there are concrete evidences against Ghosh by which it