A late-night patrol team came under fire in Sandeshkhali, leaving five police personnel injured, including a woman officer. The incident comes amid rising post-poll tensions.
Amit Shah’s brief apology to a waiting supporter during a Madhyamgram roadshow gained traction online, even as the constituency emerges as a closely watched contest in Bengal polls.
Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the political climate in Sandeshkhali appears to be heating up once again, with local Trinamul Congress (TMC) leaders warning of potential unrest.
According to her, the crime took place in May last year, and she and her family members approached the local police to act on the matter.
Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari today addressed a public meeting in Sandeshkhali without police permission, a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee's visit.
The BJP alleged that Trinamul workers had beaten up Choton Sardar and left the area leaving him dead on the road.
Sandeshkhali, one of the seven Assembly constituencies of Basirhat Lok Sabha continued to simmer as various areas today witnessed sporadic incidents of violence.
To make it easier for villagers to file complaints, the investigating agency decided to set up this temporary camp. Villagers have accused the recently suspended Trinamul leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his associates of land grabbing, harassment, and abuse.
After a series of sting videos that has heightened the pitch at Sandeshkhali, an aide of the BJP Basirhat candidate Rekha Patra surrendered at a Basirhat court today allegedly in connection with intimidation to a homemaker over an alleged rape that the homemaker rubbished.
Several villagers, including women staged agitation as police allegedly resorted to lathi charge to disperse them.
