Former TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta arrested in extortion case after midnight questioning
A late-night police operation in Rajarhat led to the arrest of former legislator Sabyasachi Dutta, who faces allegations linked to extortion and intimidation.
A late-night police operation in Rajarhat led to the arrest of former legislator Sabyasachi Dutta, who faces allegations linked to extortion and intimidation.
Bottlers told The Statesman that a total of 36 bottlers across the state allegedly suffered and were extorted by the ‘distributors’ allegedly under the instructions of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
The WBSBCL was established during the tenure of the then finance minister Amit Mitra with the stated objective of streamlining the liquor supply chain, plugging revenue leakages and curbing the circulation of illicit liquor following a series of hooch tragedies in the state.
Ms Paul, the minister for women and child development and social welfare, accompanied by local MP Raju Bista, inspected drinking water supply projects being implemented in the Mirik Municipality area under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme, which is being funded by the Central government.
According to the 61-year-old senior BJP leader, the new government has also laid stress on ensuring that Central schemes reach intended beneficiaries.
A ward boy of the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital was arrested by the police today on charges of molestation, assault and outraging the modesty of a patient's daughter in the ward last night.
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari today raised serious allegations about irregularities in the state’s electoral rolls, claiming that the lists contain a large number of dead and fake voters ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.
Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, senior All India Congress Committee, (AICC) member and former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday extended a warm welcome to all “secular, educated, capable, and dedicated youths” opposed to the BJP and RSS, inviting them to join the Congress fold.
The 2nd year medical student who was allegedly gangraped on the night of October 10 not far from the college campus has identified Firdos Sheikh, a former employee of the college, as the rapist.
A fatwa by the local MLA to set BJP cadres on fire has ignited political controversy in Burdwan today, the day the Election Commission of India rolled out the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
