Bengal panchayat polls | BJP fact-finding team to visit violence-hit areas

Bengal panchayat polls | BJP fact-finding team to visit violence-hit areas

The four-member team led by former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it plans to visit north and south Bengal districts. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A BJP fact-finding team, which arrived in West Bengal on July 12, said it will visit areas hit by poll violence and speak to victims to assess … Read more

Police say prime accused arrested in alleged rape of teenage girl as violent protests rock Bengal’s Kaliaganj

Police say prime accused arrested in alleged rape of teenage girl as violent protests rock Bengal’s Kaliaganj

Security personnel try to control the situation after violent protests by locals over the death of a minor girl, in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. | Photo Credit: PTI A 20-year-old man was arrested on April 22 in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur … Read more

Bengal killings: TMC Rampurhat-1 block president Anarul Hossain arrested

Bengal killings: TMC Rampurhat-1 block president Anarul Hossain arrested

Trinamool Congress Rampurhat-1 block president Anarul Hossain was arrested on Thursday in connection with the killings in Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said. He was arrested from Tarapith in the district within hours of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee directing the police to nab him for not paying attention to local people’s apprehension … Read more

Violence against women in West Bengal: NCW asks state DGP to appear before it

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The National Commission for Women has sent a notice to the Director General of Police, West Bengal to appear before it in person on May 31 with complete action taken reports on incidents of alleged violence against women in the state after assembly polls. The NCW had set up an inquiry committee while taking suo … Read more