The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, GJM leader Bimal Gurung's plea seeking protection from arrest in several cases lodged against him in West Bengal.
Gurung's plea for an independent probe into the alleged killings of Gorkhaland supporters in the state was also turned down by the court.
A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan rejected the plea saying it was not a fit case for relief.
The apex court had on November 20 restrained the West Bengal police from taking any coercive steps against Gurung.
The GJM leader had claimed in the top court that he was being politically persecuted by the West Bengal government.
However, the Mamata Banerjee government had submitted a list of 53 FIRs lodged against Gurung and said he was facing trial in 24 other cases as well.
The GJM central committee had recently suspended Gurung for six months and appointed Binay Tamang as the party's new president.
The police had earlier claimed that Gurung and some of his aides were absconding after being booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the violence in Darjeeling hills during the recent agitation for a separate Gorkhaland.
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