The investigation has expanded beyond the deaths of a young couple, with police examining alleged drug use, party gatherings and financial transactions linked to a Kolkata flat.
Goutam Das landed himself in major controversy after she shared an image of himself brandishing a firearm on social media.
These 82 officers were moved to district postings in 2016 after they allegedly followed Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines during the Assembly elections instead of informal directions reportedly issued by ruling party functionaries at the time.
The Kolkata Police has terminated Biswas after his arrest last week by the central agency.
Since the BJP came to power in West Bengal, law enforcement agencies have launched multiple actions against individuals accused of involvement in violence, intimidation and other criminal offences allegedly committed during the previous regime.
In a major relief to commuters, the transport operators have withdrawn their call for a three-day strike starting tomorrow.
A constable with the Kolkata Police was arrested in connection with the sensational Rs 2.66 crore robbery that took place in the Entally area of central Kolkata earlier this month.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed Manoj Verma, commissioner of Kolkata Police (KP) to probe the incident of defacing judge’s photo and heckling lawyers inside the court premises.
The two accused of culpable homicide in the devastating fire at a hotel at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata where a devastating fire broke out on Tuesday night, killing a total of 15 people were remanded to police custody till May 8
The Kolkata Police, on Thursday, arrested the owner and the manager of the hotel at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata, where a devastating fire claimed 15 lives.
