Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas in connection with a criminal-linked syndicate case.The ED had been questioning Shantanu at the CGO Complex in Kolkata since Thursday morning after the police officer appeared before agency officials for interrogation.He was arrested after being questioned for more than 10-and-a-half hours and will be produced before a court on Friday.The ED had summoned Sinha Bis…
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Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday evening ruled that no one in West Bengal should be evicted from his or her residence or business establishment just because of political affiliation. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen also directed West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police to take strong action to prevent incidents of post-poll violence in the state.The Division Bench passed the order while hearing a public inte…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) ‘Bangla Paksha’ founder and activist Garga Chatterjee’s bail application was rejected on Wednesday, and he was sent to police custody till May 16.On Tuesday, Kolkata Police arrested him following a complaint lodged at the Maidan Cyber Police Station. Later, the Cyber Cell of Kolkata Police arrested him in connection with another complaint.Regarding the arrest of the founder and general secretary of ‘Bangla Paksha’, Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand said that Chatterjee…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday urged the office of the Director of Securities of West Bengal government to ask the absconding Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Santanu Sinha Biswas, to appear before the Investigating Official of the central probe agency to face questioning in connection with two cases of money laundering where his name had been linked. The ED, at the same time, had sought details of Sinha Biswas’s service records so far.Incidentally, th…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have taken strong steps to further enhance the law and order skills of police personnel working in various divisions of the city police, officials said on Wednesday. A senior Kolkata Police officer has said that special guidelines have been issued to improve discipline, coordination and teamwork within the police force. The new guidelines issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand said that regular ‘Master Parades’ will be organised in each division…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to May 22 the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference by then West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and senior state police officials during search operations conducted earlier this year at the office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) in Kolkata. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria deferred the matter after Solicitor General…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Two people, including building owner Zafar Nishad, were arrested by the police in less than 24 hours after the Tiljala fire incident in the state capital, which claimed two lives. The police said on Wednesday that the two were arrested from Palm Avenue in South Kolkata.The state government had formed a high-level investigation committee on Tuesday on the instructions of Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari.The committee was conducting a detailed survey of the fire site and wil…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Tuesday directed Kolkata Police to file an FIR in connection with the fire incident in Tiljala area of east Kolkata earlier in the day, which claimed two lives. The state government also formed a committee to conduct a detailed survey of the fire site and submit a report by Wednesday morning.The order issued by the government read, “As directed by Hon’ble Chief Minister, West Bengal, in reference to the fire incident at Tiljala in which 2 pe…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Senior Maoist leader Sraddha Biswas alias Bela of Jharkhand was arrested in Kolkata, police said on Tuesday. Kolkata Police arrested her from the Cossipore area in north Kolkata.Bela, a resident of Chakdaha in Nadia district, is a member of the Maoist regional committee in Jharkhand.She was active in Jharkhand for a long time.Besides, a Maoist named Madhai Patra, a resident of Hooghly district, has also surrendered to the police.He was also active in Jharkha…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim and newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Ratna Debnath said on Tuesday that the Kolkata Police treating her “respectfully” at the State Secretariat ‘Nabanna’ was a “sign of victory” towards ensuring justice for her daughter.Speaking to IANS, the BJP MLA alleged that she was assaulted by police personnel during the ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ held on August 9, 2025, during the previous Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal…