Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) As many as 30 people have been arrested by West Bengal Police in connection with tension and violence over a Ram Navami procession at Jangipur in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district, an official said on Saturday.Although the situation was quickly brought under control following prompt joint action by the state police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), the area had, for some time, virtually turned into a battlefield.Several people were injured in the clashes,…
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Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) The deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel for the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal later this year might be double, compared to what it was during the past four elections in the state, including Assembly elections in 2016 and 2021 and the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 and 2024.The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, attended a meeting chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at the Election Commi…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The Jangipur Sub-Divisional court in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Tuesday, sentenced 13 individuals convicted for the murder of Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das in April during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The Sub-Divisional Court Judge Amitabha Mukhopadhyay had convicted 13 individuals on Monday.The quantum of punishment was pronounced on Tuesday, with the entire court premises wrapped in a thick security blanket.The deceased father and son …