Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) An FIR has been registered against former state Sports Minister Aroop Biswas at Bidhannagar South police station in connection with the vandalism at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake during Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour on December 13 last year.The police registered the FIR on Saturday night on the basis of a complaint filed by the main organiser of the Messi event, Satadru Dutta, on May 17.Dutta had filed a complaint against the former sports minister under section…
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Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The process has begun to recall those Kolkata Police personnel who were transferred to punishment postings in districts ten years ago, in 2016, by the previous Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for reportedly playing an impartial role in the Assembly elections that year by strictly following the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s guidelines and ignoring the verbal directions of the ruling party leaders.An insider from the city police said that as many as 82 ju…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Lionel Messi’s ‘GOAT India Tour-Kolkata edition’ organiser Satadru Dutta has lodged a written complaint against former state Sports Minister Aroop Biswas at Bidhannagar South Police Station in connection with alleged mismanagement during the Argentine football legend’s event at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in December 2025 in Kolkata. In the letter to the police, Dutta has accused Aroop Biswas of unlawful intrusion into restricted security zones, collapse of perimeter discipline…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) After curtailing the security of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, the West Bengal government has now reduced the security cover outside the residences of the party’s many leaders. The names of Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Kumar, veteran party leader Shovandeb Chattopadhyay and party MLA Kunal Ghosh have been added to the list of those whose security has been cut.It was learned on Sunday that apart from Rajeev Kumar, the security stationed at the residenc…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In a swift preventive action against drug trafficking and street crime, the staff of Delhi Police’s East District apprehended a 22-year-old accused during area patrolling, recovering 50.88 grams of ganja along with a stolen motorcycle linked to another police station.According to an official press release issued by East District, “One accused apprehended during vigilant area patrolling”, and “50.88 grams of Ganja recovered from possession” along with “one stol…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of East District, Delhi, has solved a cyber fraud case involving the cheating of Rs 2,00,000 on the pretext of selling a second-hand car, officials said on Saturday. One accused has been arrested in connection with the case. According to the police, the accused impersonated an employee of a reputed online car-selling platform to gain the victim’s trust. He allegedly induced the complainant to transfer money as booking and processing charge…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday, questioned the justification by the policemen of Kolkata Police for offering protocol salutes to the former State Director General of Police (DGP), Rajeev Kumar, while he appeared for attending the meeting with full-bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) earlier in the day as a member of the Trinamool Congress delegation. Incidentally, former State DGP Kumar was also declared as “elected unopposed” to the R…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Five candidates in the fray for elections to five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal were declared elected unopposed on Monday. Of the five candidates, four are from the Trinamool Congress and one from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Monday was the last date for the withdrawal of nominations and since the deadline expired without any withdrawal applications, all five candidates in the fray were declared elected unopposed.After being elected, Trinamool Congress candidate …
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in West Bengal, to review the ongoing judicial adjudication of the voters’ documents identified as “logical discrepancy” cases as well the preparedness for the crucial upcoming Assembly elections, will begin from 10 a.m. on Monday with meetings with all registered political parties in the state.The full bench of the Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Kolkata from New…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI)’s full bench, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Kolkata from New Delhi late on Sunday evening with a packed schedule for the next two days.CEC Gyanesh Kumar and his team were received at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport by West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal and state Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty.CEC Kumar is scheduled to begin the visit early on …