According to the CBI’s findings so far, Lt Col Sharma allegedly developed a consistent pattern of corrupt activities during his tenure.

Since the registration of an FIR against him on 1 September, Pathanmajra has not joined the investigation at any stage.

What began as an effort to stop local drug misuse has uncovered a sprawling syndicate operating across countries.

According to local Hindu residents and organisations, these villages are increasingly turning into centres of what they describe as illegal religious conversion and aggressive proselytising activities.

While most of the temples in the area are reported to have been demolished, one ancient Hindu temple still exists within the newly constructed building.

The issue surfaced in a state verification drive, triggering an FIR under IPC and IT Act, a NIC cyber fraud probe, and findings that the village CRS ID was linked to Mumbai.

Official figures further show that after these deletions, the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal are expected to contain the names of 7,08,16,631 voters.

The action against Verma stems from a departmental inquiry that discovered serious irregularities in how he rose to the IAS cadre.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Bhatt, told the bench that Bhatt had already undergone more than seven years in jail.

Relatives of the injured witness immediately stated that they do not believe this was an ordinary collision.