According to police sources, the arrests were made on Saturday from Mahaldarpara village which falls under the Teghari gram panchayat area in the Raghunathganj assembly constituency.
The training programme, held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., focused on the fundamentals of administrative work.
The case has also raised questions about the role of certain employees in the Land and Land Reforms Department. Investigators are examining whether Sumit Roy exerted any influence in this case.
There are around 6,000 liquor shops in the state, an official of the West Bengal Excise Department told The Statesman.
As per ED sources, the Kamarhati MLA has been accused of being linked to the recruitment of more than 125 candidates into various municipal corporation posts.
More than 150 people fell sick after eating prasad during a puja in the Daspur area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the police said on Sunday.
Fourteen fishermen from West Bengal have been detained by the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) after they ventured into international waters, police said on Sunday.
BJP leader and Union Minister Mr Sukanta Mazumdar attended a party conference in Baidyabati on Saturday. He warned district BJP leaders and workers not to fall into the “provocation trap” allegedly laid by the TMC and said damaging public property and violence cannot be justified as political protest.
City police arrested eight persons on Saturday allegedly involved in operating a racket producing fake vehicle number plates, after making a breakthrough in the case with the arrest of a man who was reportedly riding a scooter with a fake number plate at Kasba on Thursday.
After the horrific abduction, rape, and murder of a Class VII tribal schoolgirl in Rampurhat, the Birbhum district child protection department has decided to instal ‘Moner Kotha’ (mind’s speech) boxes in every school in the district, where students can freely report any incidents of abuse or distress.
