Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) A Kolkata Police investigation into the activities of jailed gangster Feroz Khan, alias ‘Mini Feroz’, has revealed that he procured a foreign-made 9 mm pistol using a forged arms licence purportedly issued in Nagaland, officials said on Wednesday.The Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) detectives recovered the pistol along with the magazine from him after Feroze was arrested on July 4.Investigators also found that he had allegedly purchased a substantial quantity of…
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Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A government employee has been arrested for allegedly embezzling over Rs 51 lakh from the office of the Deputy Commissioner (East Division) of Kolkata Police through the use of fake bills over four years, a senior police officer said on Monday.The accused, identified as Pulakendu Ghosh, an Upper Division Assistant posted in the DC (East Division) office, was arrested on Sunday following an investigation into the alleged financial irregularities.According to Kolkata Police,…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A day before the arrival of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to participate in the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a bust of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder was vandalised in Kolkata, said the police on Sunday.According to the police, the lower part of the altar was found broken on Sukea Street in central Kolkata.The bust was installed in the Sukea Street area in view of the birth anniversary celebrations of the Jana Sangh founder. It was sche…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday felicitated the rescue teams involved in the recent Taratala warehouse roof collapse incident at a special thanksgiving ceremony. At the same time, he announced a special fund of Rs 200 crore to make the state’s disaster management system stronger and more modern in the future.The Chief Minister highly appreciated the speed with which the rescue operation was carried out following the Taratala incident on June 24. He …
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) In a swift political move aimed at consolidating her control over the party organisation amid a deepening internal crisis, former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress national chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Saturday took over as the party’s West Bengal state president, hours after Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from the post following her decision to join the rebel faction led by expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee. Shortly after Bhattacharya officially an…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday directed the state police authorities to henceforth send accurate crime records data to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). At a meeting with the top officials of both West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police at the state secretariat of Nabanna on Thursday, he directed that the old practice of understating the crime records data to the NCRB should be trashed and instead send the correct data on this count.Later, sp…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Wednesday ordered a major reshuffle in the state’s police department, with as many as 15 senior officers, including Indian Police Service (IPS) and WBPS officers, being transferred.Some officers have received promotions, others have undergone routine transfers, and in the case of a select few officers, their transfer notifications were revoked, and they were assigned new duties.As per the notification issued from the state secretariat of Nab…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Ahead of the Jagannath Rath Yatra on July 16, Kolkata Police have directed all police stations to map routes of the processions and hold meetings with organisers to prevent any law and order issues.The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the police stations will have to hold meetings with the Rath Yatra organisers in this regard, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said on Wednesday.Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) also ordered that the Rath Yatra fairs must be held smoothly an…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress faction, which continues its allegiance to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, has decided to approach the Calcutta High Court challenging the Kolkata Police’s decision to impose prohibitory orders in central Kolkata where the party organises Martyrs’ Day on July 21 every year.On Tuesday, the Kolkata Police informed both factions that this year’s Martyrs’ Day would not be allowed to be organised …
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The annual ‘Martyrs’ Day’ rally of Trinamool Congress will not be allowed this time at the old and traditional venue in front of CESC House at the busy Esplanade crossing in central Kolkata, the police on Tuesday informed both factions of the party.Both factions — one led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee and the other led by the expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee — have sought police permission to conduc…