Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi on Saturday ordered a departmental probe against Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Avik Dey, whose name had surfaced both in connection with the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August 2024 and the multi-crore financial irregularities case linked to the institution.Dey, considered a close confidant of former R.G. Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, was also arrested by the C…
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Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) The new and the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday announced the suspension of three Indian Police Service (I.P.S.) officers including a former Commissioner of the Kolkata Police in connection with the rape and murder of a lady junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata within the hospital premises in August 2024.Those suspended include the-then Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Vineet Kumar Goyal, the-then Dep…
Aizawl, May 11 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi for approving the induction of 144 personnel from the state into the 166 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army.He described the move as a significant step towards strengthening national security and creating opportunities for the youth of Mizoram.The Chief Minister on Monday flag…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the Diamond Harbour District Police in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal to immediately register First Information Reports (FIRs) against close associates of the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta Assembly constituency, Jahangir Khan, who have been accused by villagers of threatening them and their family members with dire consequences for voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The Commission …
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Telangana’s outgoing Director General of Police (DGP) Battula Shivadhar Reddy said on Thursday that he was honoured to lead the progressive, efficient and tech-savvy police force. Shivadhar Reddy, who is superannuating from service today (April 30) said that he is retiring with lot of memories. He said he had many experiences during his 32-year-long career in police force. He was speaking at the grand farewell parade was organised at Telangana Police Academy here.Shi…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission has appointed IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, known as the ‘encounter specialist’ of Uttar Pradesh, as the new police observer of South 24 Parganas district. This step is seen as a measure to maintain law and order in various sensitive areas of the state ahead of the second phase of voting.In this situation, a video of Ajay Pal Sharma has gone viral on social media, sparking a new political debate.In the video, he is seen going to the house …
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Just 48 hours before the crucial second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Union Home Ministry on Monday issued an order extending the tenure of the current state Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta by six months.Gupta was supposed to retire from service on April 30.Under Secretary, Home Ministry, Sanjeev Kumar, on Monday, sent a communique to West Bengal Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, to intimate him about the extension to Gupt…
Bengaluru, April 22 (IANS) In a significant development in the high-profile gold smuggling case, Kannada actress Ranya Rao is set to be released from jail on Wednesday after completing one year under preventive detention, officials said.Ranya Rao, who is currently lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison, was arrested in connection with an alleged gold smuggling racket involving gold worth Rs 102 crore. The case had drawn widespread attention due to her links to the Kannada film industry and the polic…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken cognisance of the alleged sexual exploitation of more than180 minor girls in Maharashtra’s Amravati and raised concerns over the adequacy of legal provisions invoked, seeking clarity on why more stringent sections have not been applied at this stage, officials said on Saturday. The development follows the arrest of a man on April 15 in connection with the case.The accused, identified as Mohammad Ayaz alias Tanveer from …
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A brutal double murder was reported in South Delhi’s CR Park area, where a father and son were found dead, and another family member was injured in a violent attack, police said in an official statement issued on Saturday by senior officer Anant Mittal, IPS, DCP (South District).According to the police release, around 09:30 P.M. on April 17, information was received at PS CR Park from Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket regarding the admission of three individuals fr…