Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Javed Khan surrendered before a court in Alipore on Thursday and was granted bail in a recent unrest case. A complaint had been filed against him in connection with unrest in Tiljala on the day the West Bengal Assembly election results were declared.Javed Khan and 10 others were named in the FIR. According to court sources, the MLA surrendered before the court in connection with that case.According to the police, unrest broke out in Tiljala following…
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Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Protests erupted on Sunday at the Park Circus seven-point crossing in central Kolkata against the recent demolition of illegal constructions in the Tiljala area using bulldozers. A gathering was held at Park Circus, with protesters attempting to block the road. The protesters allegedly hurled bricks at police personnel and vandalised several police vehicles. Several policemen were injured in the attack, while buses on the road were also damaged.Police have arrested several…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) The officer-in-charge of Pragati Maidan fire station has been suspended after the fire incident in the Tiljala area in Kolkata, West Bengal, said officials on Thursday. The state’s DG of Fire and Emergency Services issued a notification stating that Gautam Das, the station officer and officer-in-charge of Pragati Maidan fire station, is being suspended for dereliction of duty.The notification also stated that there was serious negligence in monitoring, inspection and enfor…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) With the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, a bulldozer was used to demolish an illegal factory in a residential building in Tiljala area of Kolkata on Wednesday where a fire broke out killing two persons. The fire broke out shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday.The demolition action on the factory began within 30 hours of the fire incident.The new BJP-led state government has already received the initial report on the Tiljala fire incident.Chi…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Two people, including building owner Zafar Nishad, were arrested by the police in less than 24 hours after the Tiljala fire incident in the state capital, which claimed two lives. The police said on Wednesday that the two were arrested from Palm Avenue in South Kolkata.The state government had formed a high-level investigation committee on Tuesday on the instructions of Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari.The committee was conducting a detailed survey of the fire site and wil…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Tuesday directed Kolkata Police to file an FIR in connection with the fire incident in Tiljala area of east Kolkata earlier in the day, which claimed two lives. The state government also formed a committee to conduct a detailed survey of the fire site and submit a report by Wednesday morning.The order issued by the government read, “As directed by Hon’ble Chief Minister, West Bengal, in reference to the fire incident at Tiljala in which 2 pe…
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Two persons, including a father and his son, have been arrested in connection with the recent shootout in Kolkata’s Tiljala area, police said on Wednesday.The accused — Mohammad Salman and his father Mohammad Anwar — were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday while allegedly attempting to flee the city. Police seized a firearm, a magazine and two live cartridges from their possession.According to police, the duo had gone underground following the incident. Acting on…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) A man was critically wounded in a shootout in West Bengal’s Beniapukur area of Kolkata on Tuesday, police said.According to the police, a personal dispute between two person intensified into a shootout. About five to six rounds of bullets were fired at one person in Tiljala area of Beniapukur.The injured youth was rushed to the trauma care of SSKM Hospital in a serious condition.According to police sources, a person named Mohammad Salman had an argument with Mohammad Niaz …