Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) The police have recovered a huge amount of banned drug cocaine from Karaya area in Kolkata and arrested three drug traffickers, said an official on Tuesday. According to the police, a large amount of foreign drugs are being smuggled for rave parties in different parts of the city. Cocaine is in high demand among them.The police said that they received information through sources that a den of foreign drug traffickers has been set up on Ahiripukur Road in Karaya area.Polic…
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Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Kolkata Police has joined the country’s ‘Cri-MAC’ (Crime Multi-Agency Centre) network to strengthen its search for criminals, a senior officer said on Monday. This will make it easier for the force to track down offenders even if they flee to other parts of India. Lalbazar, the Kolkata Police headquarters, has directed officers to join the network. Cri-MAC is a secure, web-based digital platform launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2020 to share crime and cri…
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Kolkata Police’s Durga Suraksha Squad on Monday launched a month-long awareness campaign across the city to educate citizens about crimes against women and cyber frauds. The initiative will cover 120 locations across 60 police stations in the city.A senior Kolkata Police officer said that Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) has selected 120 locations across 60 police stations in the city for a special campaign over the next 30 days.The campaign aims to strengthen publ…
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 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, June 25 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Thursday said they were unable to ascertain the exact number of workers present at the under-construction warehouse in Taratala at the time of the collapse, as no attendance records had been maintained at the site.According to the police, there was no workers’ register at the warehouse and, therefore, there is no accurate count of how many people might still be trapped under the rubble.The roof of the under-construction warehouse in Taratala in south Kol…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have announced that no weapons of any type are permitted to be displayed during Muharram. Additionally, the police have stated that DJs are not allowed to be played during the procession, and excessively tall tazias are prohibited.The police also said on Wednesday that permission for any new processions will not be granted.Instructions in this regard have been sent to all police stations under its jurisdiction on Tuesday evening.According to the police …
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Within 24 hours of the arrest of a Trinamool Congress councillor, another councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has been arrested on charges of extortion and corruption. The total number of Trinamool councillors of KMC to be arrested over corruption charges has risen to three, said the police on Wednesday.According to a senior officer of the Kolkata Police, officers of Garfa police station arrested Arijit Das Thakur, a councillor of ward number 106 of KMC, …
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) As preparations for the new Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony are underway, the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata has been put under a massive security blanket, with the ground divided into 30 sections.The oath-taking ceremony on Saturday will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a host of BJP’s central leaders and Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states.The Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) held a meeting on Wednesday. According t…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand on Wednesday said that JCBs cannot be used for victory processions and legal action will be taken against owners who rent them out.The city police commissioner held a press conference in Lalbazar (city police headquarters) in central Kolkata in the afternoon after receiving reports of post-poll violence across the city.He said that about 80 people have been arrested in connection with several incidents of post-poll violence, asserting t…