Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Police have arrested a Bangladeshi national allegedly living illegally in West Bengal and hiding at the residence of a Trinamool Congress leader in Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district, officials said on Saturday.According to local residents, the accused, identified as Shahidul Gazi, was caught by locals on Friday night and later handed over to the police. The incident took place in the Hingalganj area of North 24 Parganas district.It has been alleged that Shahidul ill…
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New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out extensive search operations in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area in connection with the murder case of Chandranath Rath, the PA of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, officials said on Saturday.Chandranath Rath was killed earlier this month, and the investigation into the case is currently being handled by the CBI.According to officials, the raids were conducted jointly with a team from the Delhi Police Special Cell…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) The four-wheeler used in the assassination of Chandranath Rath, the deceased personal assistant (PA) of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, earlier this month, was sourced from neighbouring Jharkhand, preliminary investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has revealed.Sources said that, as per the confessions given by Mayank Raj Mishra, one of the three suspects arrested in the case, he was given the contract by a Jharkhand-based person to deliver …
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Immediately after receiving charge of investigating the murder of Chandranath Rath, the deceased personal assistant of current West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, investigating officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrived at the spot of the assassination at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district. Previously, the Special Investigation Team of the West Bengal Police was handling the investigation into the matter.However, after being h…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Will supporting Trinamool Congress in the current Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled West Bengal now invite violence, persecution, and death, party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee asked on Tuesday.In a social media statement, Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of the party chief and former Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, had claimed that although death counts in post-poll violence in West Bengal had been rising, every cry for justice had been falling on deaf ears.According to hi…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the investigation into the Chandranath Rath assassination case, officials said on Tuesday. A 7-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by a DIG-rank officer from the CBI, will conduct the investigation.The CBI will take over the case from the West Bengal Police later in the day.Earlier, the Bengal Police had recommended a CBI inquiry into this case.On Monday, the Bengal Police arrested three sharpshooters fro…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) As the investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, is underway the investigators say the car used in the murder was brought from Jharkhand and money was sent online from that car, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The search for the accused is underway based on that source. However, no one has been arrested yet.A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed by the West Bengal Police to …
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) The Special Investigating Team (SIT) of the West Bengal Police, which is probing the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant (PA) to Suvednu Adhikari, has successfully located and retrieved the second motorcycle involved in the crime that occurred on the night of May 6 in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas.Initially, it was reported that while Rath was returning home on Wednesday night after attending a BJP programme, his vehicle was being followed by just one motorc…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) BJP West Bengal President, Samik Bhattacharya on Friday said that all preparations for the formation of the new government in the state have been completed and described the occasion as a ‘festival’ for the people of West Bengal. Speaking to IANS, Samik Bhattacharya said, “The preparations for forming the government have already been completed. The oath-taking ceremony will take place tomorrow at 10 A.M. The Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Home Minister, and several Chi…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The body of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to BJP leader and outgoing Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, was taken to his residence in Chandipur in East Midnapore district on Thursday evening for the last rites.After the post-mortem examination at Barasat Medical College and Hospital, Chandranath Rath’s close associates and relatives left for Chandipur with the body. A large number of people gathered outside his residence in the after…