Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Tuesday arrested two persons for allegedly throwing eggs at Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh outside former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat, south Kolkata, officials said.The arrested persons have been identified as Chandan Kayal and Ravi Kayal. The arrests were made based on the complaint lodged by Kunal Ghosh at Kalighat Police Station late Monday night, hours after the incident.On Monday evening, Kunal Ghosh and several seni…
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Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Tuesday issued a traffic advisory ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the International Yoga Day programme in the city on June 21, announcing that Red Road will remain closed for a week.In a social media post, Kolkata Police said, “In connection with the observance of the 12th International Day of Yoga at Red Road on 21.06.2026, special traffic regulations will be in force in the surrounding areas. Commuters are requested to plan t…
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Amid an arrest warrant issued against him by a district court in West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Monday, Sumit Roy, the executive assistant of Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, has moved the Calcutta High Court through his counsel with a plea for anticipatory bail.Roy, currently absconding, is wanted by the cops of Salboni Police Station in relation to a first information report (FIR) registered again…
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) A district court in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, on Monday, issued an arrest warrant against Sumit Roy, the executive assistant of Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.The arrest warrant against Roy, who is currently absconding, was issued in the morning by the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Medinipur in the district, following an appeal by the West Midnapore District Police.Sumit Roy is wante…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Sagarika Ghose expressed scathing criticism of the early morning police raid at the residence of party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee to track his absconding aide.In a social media statement, shared by the Trinamool Congress on its social media handle, Ghose described the arrival of the police and central paramilitary forces personnel at Abhishek Banerjee’s residence at 3 a.m. as a reflection of the “political vendetta, intimidation and…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to five people, including CPI-M leader Srijan Bhattacharya, who were arrested on Sunday night during a protest against a hawker eviction drive in south Kolkata’s Jadavpur area.The court granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1,000 each. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for November 3.The Alipore Police Court judge said that Srijan Bhattacharya would have to cooperate with the investigation as a condition of bail.Incidentall…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A major reshuffle took place in the West Bengal police administration on Monday, with the Suvendu Adhikari government issuing a transfer notification for 179 IPS officers.Among them are about 12 Superintendents of Police, including those of Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district. The Lok Sabha constituency of Diamond Harbour is represented by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee.After coming to power in the state, the Suvendu Adhikari government carried out i…
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) Rescuers normally seen at disaster sites took to their bicycles on Sunday to mark World Cycling Day. The 2nd Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), based at Haringhata in Nadia district of West Bengal, participated in a 25-km cyclothon during the day.“The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from NDRF rescuers and their family members. A total of 105 participants, including 15 children, took part in the cyclothon. The event encouraged a healthy l…
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) Kailash Mishra, a former Trinamool Congress candidate for the Bally Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Howrah, has been arrested by the West Bengal Police in Madhubani in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. Mishra, a close associate of Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, had contested the elections from the Bally seat. According to the officials, several criminal cases were registered against him at various police stations in West Bengal during the 2021 Assembly elections. Ac…
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) Swarup Biswas, brother of former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and an accused in the vandalism case at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake during Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour on December 13 last year, was on Friday remanded to 14 days’ police custody by a lower court in Kolkata after being arrested by Kolkata Police on Thursday night.Swarup Biswas was arrested following a complaint lodged by a female make-up artist associated with an organisation of make-u…