Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party workers were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in Basanti of South 24 Parganas district on Thursday during an Assembly election campaign. Several police personnel were injured while attempting to bring the situation under control. The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of orchestrating the attack. So far, the police have detained eight individuals on suspicion of involvement in the incident.On Th…
Latest Baruipur Police District News & Updates
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Two bodies were recovered in the Mahamaytala area of Garia, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, on Tuesday, in West Bengal. A woman was hacked to death inside her beauty parlour by a Kashmiri man, who later committed suicide. Police said the incident appears to stem from a strained relationship.According to a senior police officer, the deceased woman has been identified as Rupbani Das, aged approximately 50. She ran a beauty parlour in Mahamaytala, under th…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand on Sunday asserted that incidents of booth jamming, vote rigging, or booth capturing will not be tolerated under any circumstances during the Assembly elections in the city.The directive was issued after Nand paid an inspection visit to Bhangar Police Station on the southern outskirts of Kolkata.The Election Commission is maintaining strict vigilance over election preparations and security arrangements. In compliance with the Commiss…
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The police in Narendrapur of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district have arrested a man on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl for days after promising to marry her and then threatening her.The police said on Sunday that the man, identified as Akash Halder, was arrested on Saturday night following a complaint by the family of the minor.According to police sources, the accused is a resident of the Narendrapur police station area.As per the complaint, the girl’s fam…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) A three-member delegation from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visited the Anandapur warehouse fire incident site on Tuesday, to take stock of the situation. The area was also visited by former MP Adhir Chowdhury. According to the police, the delegation arrived in West Bengal on Monday afternoon. In the evening, they held a meeting with the District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas. On Tuesday, they went to the incident site in Anandapur. There, they examined all…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Amid all round-criticisms, the West Bengal Police on Saturday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the devastating fire at the factory-cum-warehouse of Wow Momo in Anandapur on the southern outskirts of Kolkata earlier this week, where the death toll has already touched 25, with several others still missing.The decision came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public rally at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district earlier in the day, accused the s…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) The death toll in the fire that broke out in two warehouses in Anandapur in the southern outskirts of Kolkata has reached 16, said the police on Wednesday. At the same time, several people are still missing, and a search is on to trace them.Meanwhile, police have arrested Gangadhar Das, the owner of the burnt-down decorator’s warehouse. He was arrested on charges of death due to negligence.The decorator’s warehouse was adjacent to a Momo company’s warehouse, which was also…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) A land reforms department official of the West Bengal government has been arrested on charges of rape, said the police on Tuesday.The incident took place in Sonarpur of South 24 Parganas district. The arrested man has been identified as Amit Dey.It is learnt that the alleged rape occurred in 2019 and at that time the victim was a minor. It is also alleged that the assault was recorded on a mobile phone and the clip was recently used to blackmail the victim.It has been lear…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The West Bengal Police on Tuesday said that the death toll in the massive fire at the warehouse in the Anandapur area of Kolkata has reached eight, while several others are still missing. According to the police, about 15 fire engines worked round the clock to douse the fire, which broke out at the dry food warehouse at around 3 a.m. on Monday. The search for others is still underway. With the fire under control, firefighters are now trying to douse some pocket fires.Till …
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) The Police on Monday confirmed the death of three people in a massive fire at a warehouse in Anandapur area on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, while several others are still missing.According to the police, about 15 fire engines are working on a war footing to douse the fire which broke out at the dry food warehouse at around 3 am in the morning. The search for others is still underway. With the fire partially under control, firefighters have entered the building with g…