Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) A Customs Department officer has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking justice after allegedly being assaulted by a mob in the Sonarpur area of South 24 Parganas district, following a minor road accident.

The officer, Pradeep Kumar, filed a petition before the court on Wednesday, accusing the local police of inaction in the matter.

Justice Suvra Ghosh allowed the petition to be admitted and heard.

In his plea, Kumar urged the court to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident and requested that the investigation be monitored by the court.

The incident occurred on Friday night when Kumar was returning home from work. A minor collision with a local auto-rickshaw led to an argument between him and the driver. Though the matter was init

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