Latest Panihati News & Updates

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With law-and-order situation in West Bengal under question in the ongoing Assembly election, the rape and murder at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and the Sandeshkhali exploitation and repression in North 24 Parganas district have re-emerged as major campaign issues ahead of the second phase of polls to be held on Wednesday.Opposition parties in the state have been raising the episodes to underscore allegations of intimidation, violence, and crime aga…

Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape and murder victim and BJP candidate from Panihati Assembly constituency, said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated her for “fighting with great courage”.Earlier in the day, PM Modi addressed a huge public meeting in Panihati in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas ahead of the second phase of the Assembly election.Speaking to IANS, she said, “PM Modi told me that I am fighting with great courage. When I told him that…

Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Every individual, regardless of their influence, who is connected to the larger conspiracy surrounding the R.G. Kar rape and murder case will be identified and held accountable after the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated during a campaign rally at the Panihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district on Friday.Incidentally, the ancestral residence of the woman doctor, who was…

Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) A deaf and mute young man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of theft in the Panihati area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, and two people have been arrested in this connection.According to the police, members of a local family allegedly poured hot water on him and forced him to drink acid, ultimately leading to his death.A search is underway to arrest others involved in the incident.According to local and police sources, the deceased has been identified…