Latest Rishra News & Updates

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Kolkata on Friday granted interim bail to Trinamool Congress councillor Shakir Ali, husband of former Trinamool MP Aparupa Poddar, just three days after he was arrested on June 30 in connection with his alleged involvement in the 2023 Ram Navami violence case. Incidentally, on June 30 only, the same special NIA court granted two days of NIA custody to Ali. In the meantime, Ali’s counsel had also moved a bail pet…

Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested Shakir Ali, a Trinamool Congress councillor and husband of former party MP Aparupa Poddar, in connection with a violence case linked to a Ram Navami procession in 2023, officials said.According to the central investigation agency, a case was registered regarding a disturbance during the Ram Navami procession in Rishra of Hooghly district in 2023. The case was subsequently handed over to the NIA.Acting on this, th…

Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the chaos during football legend Lionel Messi’s event in Kolkata held last week, has prevented the transfer of ticket sales money from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan to the account of the main organiser Satadru Dutta. At the same time, numerous documents related to Messi’s event have been recovered from Dutta’s house in Hooghly district’s Rishra, police sources said.It is also reported that Rs 22 crore have been seized from Dutta’s …