Tension reigned supreme at the regulated market in Siliguri after someone fired a shot in the air from a double-barreled gun in the wee hours on Thursday. The Siliguri Metropolitan Police (SMP) on Friday arrested four persons in this connection. According to sources, the four persons were eating at a ‘Dhaba’ (restaurant) near the market …
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March 31, 2018Following the statue desecration spree the country witnessed in the past few days, the Siliguri Metropolitan Police (SMP) has put all police stations under it on alert and instructed officers to keep a close watch on the statues and busts of prominent personalities in the town. According to officials, there are 22 statues and busts …
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March 10, 2018The Siliguri Metropolitan Police (SMP) has launched a special drive to ensure peaceful Holi celebrations in the town on 1 and 2 March. Siliguri police commissioner Sunil Kumar Choudhary said necessary police arrangements had been made for the same. Mr Choudhary said police would take strict action if attempts are made to smear unwilling people …
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March 1, 2018At least five persons were arrested as an illegal gun factory was busted on Wednesday in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said. The police also seized over 100 guns and nine kg of explosives after it raided a house in Rabindranagar area where the factory was being operated, it said. "We have arrested five people …
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