Latest Kolkata Police News & Updates

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) In a relief to the ED, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi, has recalled the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) initiated against M/s Alchemist Limited, holding that the insolvency proceedings were vitiated by fraud, collusion and malicious intent, a statement said on Thursday.The order was pronounced on Wednesday, with the Tribunal exercising its powers under Section 65 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.The NCLT categorically h…

Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate’s Kolkata Zonal Office has filed the third supplementary chargesheet against Tushar Patel and five others before a Special Court (PMLA) in connection with the ongoing investigation in the matter of TP Global FX/ IX Global under the Money-Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the central investigation agency said the Special Court, while taking cognisance of the complaint on the same day, issued Non-Bailable Warran…

Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested a young woman on charges of stealing gold jewellery, cash and documents from a couple who hailed from Bihar, said the police on Wednesday. The arrest was made late Tuesday night following a complaint lodged by the couple at Girish Park police station. The stolen items have been recovered.According to police sources, the couple from Bihar boarded a bus at Mahajati Sadan in North Kolkata. After getting off the bus, they discovered their bag was mi…

Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with the clash between two groups in south Kolkata’s Golpark area, taking the total number of arrests in this case to 16. Babu Sona alias Rahul Das, known to be a close associate of the main accused Sona Pappu, was arrested by the police on Tuesday. ​​Another criminal named Shubankar Roy was also apprehended. Both are known to be Pappu’s accomplices. Although Sona Pappu did a Facebook Live this afternoon,…

Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested four more persons in connection with the recent clash between two groups in the Golpark area of south Kolkata, taking the total number of arrests to 14 since Sunday night. However, the prime accused, Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, remains absconding, police said on Tuesday.The violence erupted late Sunday night on Kakulia Road under the Rabindra Sarobar police station area. In the aftermath, local residents repeatedly named Sona Pappu and his…

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, gave clear instructions to both West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police to ensure absolute security for public political programmes of elected representatives from the opposition parties.The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari approached the Calcutta High Court in October last year seeking the court’s intervention for a permanent solution to ensure that the public political programm…

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Monday arrested 10 people in connection with a violent clash between two groups in the Golpark area of south Kolkata on Sunday night, officials said. The arrested have been identified as Bobby Hela (28), Arjun Mallick (29), Sk. Bacchu (38), Mukesh Paswan (32), Rabin Das (29), Sujan Haldar (19), Raj Haldar (24), Gopal Sarkar (29), Ajay Haldar (29) and Sandip Naskar (18).All of them are scheduled to be produced before a Kolkata court later in the day.Accordi…

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty, who alleged that he was served beef instead of goat meat in a restaurant located in the Park Street area here, has now found himself in legal trouble. A man named Joyraj Bhattacharjee on Saturday night filed a formal complaint against Chakraborty at Park Street Police Station, the police said on Sunday.As per the complaint, Chakraborty has been accused of trying to incite a riot by hatching a conspiracy. The man also shared this information on so…

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) As secondary (Madhyamik) examinations begin in West Bengal from February 2, Monday, the Kolkata Police have launched a helpline to assist the students.If students face any difficulties while reaching their examination centres, they can call the helpline and police officers will come to their aid, it was learnt on Sunday.If students encounter any problems, they can call 9432610039, and the cops will assist them, Kolkata Police said.Assistance will be provided if an examinee …

Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) A student of Scottish Church College in north Kolkata has died under unusual circumstances, and her autopsy report is awaited to confirm the cause of death, said the police on Saturday.​ The student had fallen ill at the college hostel about seven days ago. She was found unconscious and taken to the hospital, where she later died.​According to the police, the deceased student has been identified as Rishita Banik. Rishita, a resident of Tripura, was a third-year Politic…