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KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress leader was arrested in connection to a post-poll incident at Kaliganj in Nadia district in West Bengal where a Class IV student Tamanna Khatun was killed in a bomb explosion allegedly hurled by Trinamool Congress-backed miscreants on June 23. The incident did happen just before Trinamool Congress candidate Alifa Ahmed secured her victory in the Kaliganj Assembly bypoll. The main accused, Gawal Sheikh, and his son Bimal Sheikh were arrested by police from Katwa in East Burdwan district in West Bengal on Friday night. With this, the total number of arrests in the Kaliganj incident has reached nine. Gawal is the Trinamool booth president in Kaliganj. The FIR filed by the family after Tamanna's death had mentioned both Gawal and his son. Krishnanagar Police District Superintendent Amarnath Ke said, "Gawal Sheikh is the main accused in the Kaliganj bombing. He has been arrested. Along with him, one more person has been arrested. The search operation is going on continuously. All the accused will be arrested soon."
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: Trinamool Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra tied the knot with former BJD MP Pinaki Misra on May 30 in a quiet ceremony in Berlin. The couple is expected to return to India by the end of June. After photographs of Moitra's wedding went viral on social media, the MP on Thursday evening posted on her X handle, "Thank you everyone for the love and good wishes!! So grateful."News of the wedding, kept under wraps for nearly a week, broke on social media with multiple photographs of the Berlin wedding. According to party sources, Moitra had informed the party leadership about her wed ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 26 (PTI) The ruling TMC of West Bengal has issued a show-cause notice to party MLA Humayun Kabir for visiting the family of a minor girl killed in a recent bomb blast in Nadia district and reportedly trying to offer them money without informing the party. Kabir, a former IPS officer and the legislator of the Debra in Paschim Medinipur district, said he visited the residence of the deceased in Kaliganj constituency on Wednesday not as a politician but as a representative of an NGO. The girl, 13-year-old Tamanna Khatoon, was killed on June 23 when a bomb exploded during a victory ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: Three YouTubers were arrested in Dhemaji on Thursday for the brutal killing of wild birds and uploading graphic footage of their acts on their YouTube channel 'Jakrub'. The accused have been identified as Munindra Mushahary, Maheshwar Swargiary and Shiviram Swargiary.The trio reportedly hunted birds and destroyed nests at the Pitoni region of Hastinapur and Kardoiguri villages, an ecologically sensitive area. They used slingshots to kill birds and collected hundreds of eggs from their nesting grounds. The videos, which showed the destruction of habitats and killing of birds, sparked ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 26 (PTI) The ruling TMC of West Bengal has issued a show-cause notice to party MLA Humayun Kabir for visiting the family of a minor girl killed in a recent bomb blast in Nadia district and reportedly trying to offer them money without informing the party. Kabir, a former IPS officer and the legislator of the Debra in Paschim Medinipur district, said he visited the residence of the deceased in Kaliganj constituency on Wednesday not as a politician but as a representative of an NGO. Also Read | 'Dreamer and Disciplined': School Teachers Recall Fond Memories of Shubhanshu Shukla As ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 7 (PTI) National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar on Monday visited the residence of Tamanna Khatoon in West Bengal's Nadia to meet her family and formally record their statement. Ten-year-old Tamanna was killed on June 23 when a bomb exploded during a victory celebration allegedly organised by Trinamool Congress supporters following the party's win in the Kaliganj Assembly by-election. Tamanna's mother broke down while narrating to the NCW member how her daughter was killed when local goons hurled a bomb at her. Majumdar later held a closed-door meeting with ...Read More >