Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have arrested a young man for duping a woman after he befriended her on a matrimonial site and promised to get married, said a police official on Wednesday. Following the initial investigation, it was learned that the young man had similarly duped several women of money and jewellery, and allegedly married 15 women through this kind of fraud.According to the police, the young man has been identified as Matiur Rahman, a resident of Bowbazar in central Kol…
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Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Another former Trinamool Congress MLA from West Bengal’s East Burdwan district has been arrested over corruption charges, the police said on Tuesday. After former MLA from Burdwan Dakshin Khokan Das, former MLA from Kalna Debprasad Bagh has been arrested by the police.On Monday night, the police of Nadanghat police station conducted a raid at Debprasad’s residence.Debprasad was detained and taken to the police station.On Tuesday, the police said that he has been arrested.T…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Police arrested three brothers associated with the Trinamool Congress in connection with multiple serious criminal cases in East Burdwan district’s Katwa, triggering fresh political controversy in the region.The accused — local Trinamool Congress leader Babulal Sheikh, Youth Trinamool Congress leader Kochi Sheikh, and Chhattu Sheikh — were arrested on Tuesday by officers of Katwa Police Station. All three are members of the same family, police said on Wednesday.The tri…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls for 142 constituencies in six districts and the state capital of Kolkata has officially concluded at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, with the polling percentage till 5 p.m. surpassing the figure for the same period in the first phase of polling for 152 constituencies on April 23. The polling percentage till 5 p.m. on Wednesday was recorded at 89.99, which is marginally higher than the figure of 89.93 for the same pe…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first eight hours till 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections for 142 constituencies has been recorded at 78.68.This is marginally lower than the 78.77 per cent recorded in the first six hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.With a few hours of polling left till 6 p.m., the Election Commission of India (ECI) is confident that the polling percentage in the second phase wi…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Actors Srabanti Chatterjee and Prosenjit Chatterjee on Wednesday cast their votes in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections and encouraged citizens to participate in the democratic process. Speaking to IANS, Srabanti Chatterjee said: “I have come here with my family. Voting just concluded, and I feel good. This is the place where I grew up, so casting my vote here is special. I believe the public will decide.”Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee said: “The process …
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first four hours till 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections has been recorded at 39.97.This is slightly lower than the 41.1 per cent recorded in the first four hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.District-wise till 11 a.m. East Burdwan district recorded the highest polling percentage at 44.50, followed by Hooghly district at 43.12, Nadia at 40.34, Howrah at 39.45, No…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the BJP wants to “forcefully rig” the Assembly elections in the state, stating that the election observers, “brought from outside”, are going to police stations and “creating pressure”. She visited polling booths in South Kolkata as the voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections is underway across 142 seats in the state.To ensure security, CCTV cameras have been installed, and CAPF personnel …
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) As voting got underway for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, there is a possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by rain later in the day, said the weather department on Wednesday.The Meteorological Office has predicted that stormy weather will prevail in the South Bengal districts and Kolkata, where polling is being held.Thunderstorms have been prevailing across the state for the past few days. Currently, voting in 142 constituencies is on amid sweltering …
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) A day before the second phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress, on Tuesday, again approached the Calcutta High Court against the preventive arrests conducted in the state from April 26 morning till April 27 evening as per instructions of the Election Commission of India (ECI).On Monday evening, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, informed that 1,095 preventive arrests were made in the last 24 hours since Sunday evenin…