Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) The West Bengal Police has directed a “debit freeze” on three bank accounts held by the Trinamool Congress at a branch of a private sector bank in central Kolkata.The debit freeze means that all outgoing transactions from these accounts have been temporarily blocked. While incoming deposits will continue to be permitted, cash withdrawals, fund transfers, debit card transactions and automatic bill payments will not be allowed.Earlier this week, former Trinamool Congres…
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Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Former state minister Aroop Biswas on Thursday faced protests from a section of lawyers at the Judge’s Court in Kolkata, where he had gone to meet his lawyer. On hearing that he had arrived there, a group of lawyers appeared outside his lawyer’s chamber with eggs and began protesting. They demanded that the proceeds from ticket sales for Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour event at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in December last year be refunded.Meanwhile, another section of lawye…
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Ritabrata Banerjee, has supported former Trinamool Congress treasurer Aroop Biswas after he wrote to a private bank demanding the freezing of the party’s bank accounts.Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Ritabrata Banerjee said: “Aroop Biswas’ letter has substance. What guarantee is there that there is no stolen money or embezzled money in this account? I support the request to freeze Trinamool’s account.”According a …
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas has once again been summoned by police in connection with the alleged mismanagement and financial irregularities linked to Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour event held on December 14 last year.According to police officials on Saturday, the Bidhannagar South Police Station has issued a fresh notice directing Biswas to appear before investigators within 48 hours of receiving the summons. This is the third notice served on the for…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from coercive action to former West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas till August 17, subject to several conditions.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya said that the investigating agency will continue the investigation as per the law. In the event of any notice being issued, the petitioner must appear before the investigating agency, which, in turn, has been asked to give at least 48 hours’ prior notice.The High Court…
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) West Bengal police on Tuesday conducted a search at Suruchi Sangha club in south Kolkata, which has been at the centre of controversy following the arrest of Swarup Biswas, brother of former state minister Aroop Biswas, in a molestation case.The investigators took the arrested Swarup to the club on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier, central forces had cordoned off the Suruchi Sangha premises and adjoining areas in New Alipore.Former minister Aroop Biswas is currently absconding, …
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas’s plea for a fast-track hearing on his petition seeking protection from coercive police action in the case of vandalism at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake during Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour on December 13 last year.Biswas is supposed to appear at the Bidhannagar (South) Police Station, under the Bidhannagar City Police in North 24 Pargana…
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) The Bidhannagar (South) Police Station in North 24 Parganas district, on Sunday, sent a fresh notice of interrogation to the former West Bengal Sports Minister, Aroop Biswas, for questioning over an FIR filed against him for vandalism at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake during Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour on December 13 last year.Biswas has been asked to appear at the Bidhannagar (South) Police Station by Monday. This is the second notice sent by the police to B…
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) Kailash Mishra, a former Trinamool Congress candidate for the Bally Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Howrah, has been arrested by the West Bengal Police in Madhubani in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. Mishra, a close associate of Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, had contested the elections from the Bally seat. According to the officials, several criminal cases were registered against him at various police stations in West Bengal during the 2021 Assembly elections. Ac…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Former state minister Aroop Biswas and his brother Swarup Biswas, who was arrested yesterday over extortion and molestation charges, have been accused of forcibly occupying 21 kathas of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) land to hold their community Durga Puja for Suruchi Sangha. Officials of the insurance company approached Alipore police station on Saturday to reclaim their land and lodged a complaint in this regard. The incident has raised questions about the future of Su…