Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Despite being a holiday, an urgent hearing has been scheduled on Sunday afternoon at a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on the petition filed by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, challenging the demolition of his party office at Amtala in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. The demolition started on Saturday and continued on Sunday morning.The matter will be heard at a special bench of Justice Raja Basu Ch…
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Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) The district administration in South 24 Parganas in West Bengal started demolishing the allegedly illegally-constructed party office of Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at Amtala from Saturday afternoon.At the time the report was filed, the demolition of the five-story party office, reportedly constructed illegally without proper building sanction plan, using bulldozers, was in full swing.The demolition team is be…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A second FIR has been filed in South 24 Parganas district’s Diamond Harbour against Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee and others over the ‘Sebaashray’ health camp, said the police on Sunday. This time, the Bishnupur police station has registered the FIR against Banerjee and others, based on the complaint of local BJP leader Abhijit Das (Bobby). The case has been registered under multiple sections.The list also includes Banerjee’s a…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) After remaining absconding for around three days since being identified as the mastermind behind the attempted storming of Falta Police Station in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal last Tuesday by some local Trinamool Congress workers, Regina Bibi, the wife of party leader Jahangir Khan was arrested by the police on Saturday morning.Regina Bibi, whose husband Jahangir Khan is already under arrest, was booked under various Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Ten more persons have been arrested in connection with an incident in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district where a group of Trinamool Congress supporters, led by Regina Bibi, wife of arrested party leader Jahangir Khan, allegedly tried to storm the Falta Police Station on June 16 in an attempt to free him from police custody.With the latest arrests, the total number of people held in the case has increased to 25, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told mediapersons on Fr…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan, who had withdrawn from the Falta Assembly re-poll, was paraded by police in half pants and a T-shirt on the roads of the constituency in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday. The police took the Trinamool leader around Falta. However, unlike other places, no rope was tied around his waist. According to police sources, Jahangir was taken to his home. He was also taken to the Trinamool office. A search operation was conducted there…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) A fire broke out at a government office in south Kolkata’s Alipore area on Wednesday morning, officials said. According to the locals, black smoke started coming out of the multi-storey office of South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad in Alipore at around 10 a.m., and the Fire Department was informed.The area was covered in black smoke, while a portion of the roof had collapsed.At least 10 fire engines have already reached the spot to douse the fire. While two people were rescu…
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) Amid tight security, Trinamool Congress leader from Falta in South 24 Parganas, Jahangir Khan alias ‘Pushpa’, was produced in the Diamond Harbour sub-divisional court on Tuesday, even as the local Bar Association decided that no lawyer would represent him. Heavy security arrangements were put in place in and around the court premises. A large number of police personnel and central forces were deployed to prevent any untoward incident. Multiple security cordons were set…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jahangir Khan was arrested by Bengal police near the India-Nepal border on Monday, in connection with an extortion case, officials said. The arrest brings to an end days of police chase as the Falta candidate had been on the run and was evading law enforcement agencies despite multiple criminal investigations against him. Jahangir Khan, who attained popularity as ‘Pushpa’ during Bengal Assembly elections was arrested by the Special Task …
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) The police have arrested Israfil Chakdar, who is close to Trimanool Congress leader Jahangir Khan, from Hasimnagar of Falta police station area. He was arrested late on Wednesday night on multiple charges including extortion, intimidation and assault, said police on Thursday. Israfil Chakdar is the Trinamool chief of Banganagar II Gram Panchayat. After the Assembly elections on April 29, local women protested for two consecutive days in Hasimnagar area of Banga…