Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A former three-time Trinamool Congress legislator and also a former member of the previous Mamata Banerjee-led cabinet, Giasuddin Molla, has filed a police complaint against party general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee and a police officer, Mitun Kumar Dey, at a local police station in the Magrahat (Paschim) Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district.Confirming the filing of his police complaint on Sunday, Molla said he had kept quiet for fear of…
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Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) A man in Magrahat area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district committed suicide after he found his name under the “adjudication” category in the final electoral rolls of West Bengal post Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the police said on Wednesday.According to police sources, the deceased has been identified as Rafiq Ali Ghazi, 41.Officers of Ushti Police Station recovered the body from his house late last night with a noose around his neck. The body has b…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Protests erupted in the Basanti area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday over allegations of harassment during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing process.The highway was blocked with burning tyres, bringing traffic to a standstill.Most of the residents in the area where the blockade is taking place are from the minority community. They alleged that they are being selectively targeted with SIR notices. They claimed that despite submitting multipl…