New building of Petrapole Police Station in Bongaon finally handed over to cops after three-year wait
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the new building of the police station in Bongaon on May 9, 2023.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the new building of the police station in Bongaon on May 9, 2023.
Police conducted an early-morning search at Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata residence while looking for his executive assistant Sumit Roy. The operation comes days before the Trinamool leader is due to face questioning in multiple cases.
Jahangir Khan who was fielded by the TMC as a candidate in the Assembly re-election in Falta had been absconding after multiple allegations were levelled against him following several incidents of violence in his constituency.
Hitting out at the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari claimed that illegal weapons were "stockpiled" and used to terrorise citizens.
Police had been searching for Dilip Mondal since a case was registered against him under non-bailable sections following allegations of threats and intimidation linked to a viral video circulating on social media.
Prashanta Burman, the suspended BDO from Rajganj in Jalpaiguri, was absconding since January after the Supreme Court declined to grant him protection in the murder case.
The fresh arrests have pushed the total number of accused held in the case to 65, marking one of the biggest coordinated actions in the probe so far.
Giasuddin Molla earlier served as the West Bengal Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education. He was the TMC legislator from Magrahat (Pashim) from 2011 to 2026.
The Election Commission of India has intensified its crackdown in West Bengal as part of its drive to ensure free and fair elections, suspending five police officers in the Diamond Harbour district and ordering disciplinary proceedings over "serious misconduct and failure to maintain neutrality" during the ongoing 2026 Assembly elections.
Several West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police officers who were transferred by the Election Commission of India (ECI) earlier in the day were given new postings by the state government on Monday.
