Bengal post-poll violence: National Commission for SCs and STs says tribal communities faced rampant attacks and threats, slams Mamata govt
3 years, 8 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: National Commission for SCs and STs says tribal communities faced rampant attacks and threats, slams Mamata govt

Op India  

Unprecedented violence swept the state of West Bengal as TMC workers and supporters ran riot, targeting their BJP counterparts in the wake of assembly elections that resulted in a thumping victory for Mamata Banerjee. Widespread violence, several incidents of arson, vandalism, caste-based discrimination witnessed in West Bengal : NCST In the Midnapur district, the commission found that tribal families belonging to Munda Tribe were subjected to attack by violent mobs, were forced to confine themselves to their homes and were even restricted from visiting markets or selling their agricultural produce. NSCT recommends fixing accountability for police inaction, demands SIT to probe the incidents of post-poll violence With the utter collapse of law and order and widespread reports of police inaction against the rioters and hooligans, OpIndia has learnt that the NCST Commission has recommended fixing of accountability to individual officers who were either on duty at the relevant time or the Station in-charge officer of the concerned police station for not initiating preventive measures in stopping the violence. In addition to this, the Commission has also suggested setting up a Special Investigation Team of the concerned police station of members outside the control of the West Bengal administration to probe the atrocities committed against the tribal people during the post-poll violence in the state. NHRC makes damning disclosures on post-poll violence in West Bengal The admonition from the NCST comes in the wake of a damning report submitted by the National Human Rights Commission to the Calcutta High Court on July 14 regarding the post-poll violence in West Bengal.

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NHRC pulls up Bengal govt over couple's flogging in Dinajpur, seeks detailed report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NHRC pulls up Bengal govt over couple's flogging in Dinajpur, seeks detailed report

Hindustan Times  

The National Human Rights Commission on Monday took note of the public flogging of a couple by purportedly a local TMC leader in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district. Criticising the TMC-led West Bengal government, the NHRC said the state authorities “have not learnt any lessons neither from the shameful incidents that occurred in the past nor from the concern raised” …

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims
9 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims

India TV News  

Amid escalating tensions over post-poll violence, the West Bengal police on Thursday prohibited BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from entering the Raj Bhawan to meet Governor C V Ananda Bose. Earlier, Adhikari in his allegations has stated that, "During the election process and after the results were declared, opposition political workers, especially BJP Bengal Karyakartas, are being targeted in West Bengal. …

Calcutta High Court raps West Bengal govt for failing to control post-poll violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court raps West Bengal govt for failing to control post-poll violence

Op India  

On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court rapped the Mamata Banerjee-led- Trinamool Congress government over post-poll violence in West Bengal. What happened after the last Assembly election, the same thing is happening this time also.” Calcutta High Court Cautions State Over Instances Of Post-Poll Violence, Directs Complaints To Be Submitted To DGP Through E-Mail | ⁦@Srinjoy77⁩#LokSabhaElections2024https://t.co/8ltQz6Dxdo — Live Law June 7, …

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on June 6 expressed concern over post-poll violence and issued a directive allowing affected people to submit complaints to the State’s Director General of Police via email. A division bench comprising Justices Kausik Chanda and Apurba Sinha Roy directed that any person who is a witness to or is a victim of any post-poll violence could …

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Incidents of post-poll violence poured in from several pockets of West Bengal, including Asansol, Howrah, Bhangar, Ghatal, Konnanar, Basirhat, Jhargram and Kolkata. A BJP office allegedly set on fire amid post-poll violence in West Bengal In most of the alleged incidents, it was the Bharatiya Janata Party workers who said that they were targeted and their houses and shops …

West Bengal Guv asks Mamata Banerjee to address post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali
9 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Guv asks Mamata Banerjee to address post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali

India TV News  

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday voiced his concerns over reports of post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali and called on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene immediately to restore peace. Further, the Governor also added that he wants to know when the violence would cease and when the residents of Sandeshkhali would be able to live a “fearless …

Bengal governor asks Mamata Banerjee to act on Sandeshkhali post-poll violence
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal governor asks Mamata Banerjee to act on Sandeshkhali post-poll violence

India Today  

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday said he was worried after getting reports about post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, and asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene immediately and restore peace there. Speaking to PTI, Bose said that he has written to Banerjee asking her to inform him about the action taken against those involved in the incidents …

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday filed a complaint against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with the Election Commission, alleging that the Trinamool Congress chief tried to incite violence during a public meeting. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting in Assam. The party, in its complaint, referred to Mamata Banerjee's alleged remark on …

Five cases of attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of 2024 elections
1 year ago

Five cases of attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of 2024 elections

Op India  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, goons associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal have yet again unleashed ‘khela‘ of violence against their political rival BJP. In a tweet on Sunday, he informed, “Opponents persecuted across the state by TMC.Met a BJP worker from Kushmondi Assembly, who was attacked by TMC goons, at Gangarampur Super Specialty …

NCST team visits Sandeshkhali, receives 23 complaints of torture, land-grab
1 year, 1 month ago

NCST team visits Sandeshkhali, receives 23 complaints of torture, land-grab

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes team, which reached trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday morning, has received over 23 complaints of forcible land grabbing and torture during their interaction with locals there, a senior official said. NCST acting vice-chairperson Ananta Nayak said they have also received complaints against a politician, which they would …

Sandeshkhali violence | NHRC issues notice to West Bengal government over human rights violations
1 year, 1 month ago

Sandeshkhali violence | NHRC issues notice to West Bengal government over human rights violations

The Hindu  

The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to the West Bengal Chief Secretary and to the Director General of Police, seeking a detailed report regarding the media accounts of the harassment and sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali, by politically connected groups. Sandeshkhali violence | NCW chairperson seeks Mamata resignation, demands President’s rule in Bengal It has …

West Bengal: SC stays proceedings in incidents of post poll violence aftre CBI seeks transfer of cases
1 year, 1 month ago

West Bengal: SC stays proceedings in incidents of post poll violence aftre CBI seeks transfer of cases

Op India  

On Wednesday, February 14, the Supreme Court stayed the ongoing proceedings in various trial courts across West Bengal related to the heinous cases of murder, rape and crime against women and other human rights violations that happened in West Bengal in May 2021 after TMC returned to power. A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Karol issued the judgment in response …

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED
1 year, 8 months ago

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED

India TV News  

At a time when the nation seethes with anger over the parading of two naked women in Manipur, disturbing reports have come from West Bengal of two BJP panchayat poll women candidates beaten up and stripped by alleged Trinamool supporters. Whether it is Manipur CM N. Biren Singh or West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, I want to remind them of …

'Where was BJP's fact-finding team when Manipur was burning?' Mamata Banerjee attacks
1 year, 8 months ago

'Where was BJP's fact-finding team when Manipur was burning?' Mamata Banerjee attacks

India TV News  

West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing on the Bharatiya Janata Party as a BJP's fact-finding team has arrived here to probe the panchayat poll violence. Banerjee announced compensation amount Mamata Banerjee announced compensation amounts for those who lost their lives in the recent violence that erupted during the West Bengal Panchayat Polls. We will not …

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence
1 year, 8 months ago

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence

News 18  

Silence can be powerful. But in case of the West Bengal panchayat poll violence, it is reflecting the dilemma within the Congress. While the fight over the poll violence is largely between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress, too, claimed their party workers have been assaulted in state Congress president and leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan …

'There will be detailed scrutiny': Bengal poll body official on violence
1 year, 8 months ago

'There will be detailed scrutiny': Bengal poll body official on violence

Firstpost  

The SEC, who had to face a lot of flak from various political parties, said that a decision on re-polling would be taken on Sunday when observers and returning officers would scrutinise and review the polling process. Bengal State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha on Saturday promised to look into complaints of vote tampering and to take a decision on possible …

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government over the rising violence in the state amid panchayat polls. “.This is not an election.It's a ‘jungle raj’…today this land is in turmoil because of Mamata Banerjee & his nephew with the connivance of West Bengal Police.” Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of Opposition in West …

BJP asks poll body to remove Bengal police chief over pre-poll violence remarks
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP asks poll body to remove Bengal police chief over pre-poll violence remarks

India Today  

Ahead of the July 8 West Bengal panchayat polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shishir Bajoria wrote to the State Election Commission on Thursday, asking for the removal of the state police chief for his statements on the deaths in the Bengal pre-poll violence. Just because two or three incidents of extreme violence have occurred, it does not mean that …

'So much bloodshed, it's a shame,' Calcutta HC slams Mamata govt for panchayat poll violence
1 year, 9 months ago

'So much bloodshed, it's a shame,' Calcutta HC slams Mamata govt for panchayat poll violence

Op India  

Last week, Calcutta High Court lambasted the Mamata Government for the large-scale violence that the state has been witnessing since the time the filing of poll nominations has begun for the Three-tier Panchayati Raj System in West Bengal, slated to be held on July 8. Calcutta High Court judge Amrita Sinha, on Wednesday, tore into the ruling dispensation for turning …

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury
1 year, 9 months ago

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

Days after the joint Opposition meeting, General Secretary of Communist Party of India Sitaram Yechury attacked All India Trinamool Congress party alleging that the State administration is complicit in the political violence that has killed 10 persons during the ongoing panchayat elections. His comments come days after the two parties sat across each other in the joint Opposition meeting held …

Unedifying row: The Hindu Editorial on panchayat polls in West Bengal and security
1 year, 9 months ago

Unedifying row: The Hindu Editorial on panchayat polls in West Bengal and security

The Hindu  

The controversy in West Bengal in the matter of deployment of central paramilitary forces ahead of the panchayat elections to be held on July 8 is quite unedifying. A perceived delay in identifying sensitive areas resulted in the Calcutta High Court ordering the poll body to ask for and deploy central forces. In yet another unfortunate turn, the SEC responded …

Violence intensifies during filing of papers for Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 9 months ago

Violence intensifies during filing of papers for Bengal panchayat polls

The Hindu  

Violence intensified during the filing of nomination papers for the panchayat polls in West Bengal on Monday, with reports of clashes emerging from several districts and leaders of Opposition parties sustaining injuries during the process. The Calcutta High Court during the day heard petitions on several issues concerning panchayat polls, including seeking deployment of Central forces, increasing the window of …

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report
1 year, 11 months ago

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government on the violence during Rama Navami in Howrah, Hooghly and nearby areas. Sources said the home ministry has sought a detailed report from the state government over the violence that broke out between two groups when a Rama Navami procession was taken out in …

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal
1 year, 11 months ago

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on April 1 alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 general elections approaching, and recent incidents in West Bengal and Gujarat were a "trailer." Violence and arson were reported from West Bengal's Howrah district after clashes broke out between two groups during Ram Navami festivities, with the BJP …

Take Decision Within 6 Months On Complaint Accusing West Bengal Police Of Committing Excesses In Nabanna Chalo Rally: Delhi High Court Directs NHRC
2 years ago

Take Decision Within 6 Months On Complaint Accusing West Bengal Police Of Committing Excesses In Nabanna Chalo Rally: Delhi High Court Directs NHRC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the National Human Rights Commission to decide within six months a complaint filed over alleged police atrocities by the West Bengal police during Nabanna Chalo rally organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in October 2020.Justice Prathiba M Singh disposed of a petition moved by one Rohit Verma, a BJP volunteer, aggrieved by the Commission's …

Netizens remind Mamata Banerjee that elections can be conducted without violence
2 years, 3 months ago

Netizens remind Mamata Banerjee that elections can be conducted without violence

Op India  

A day after the results of Vidhan Sabha elections for the States of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were declared, social media users informed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that polls could be conducted without violence. But all this happened under Mamata Banerjee’s watch after WB results last year… — Amit Malviya December 9, 2022 While tagging Mamata Banerjee, popular …

Jolt to Mamata Banerjee: Anti-terror agency NIA gets orders from MHA to probe Mominpur violence
2 years, 5 months ago

Jolt to Mamata Banerjee: Anti-terror agency NIA gets orders from MHA to probe Mominpur violence

Firstpost  

Violence erupted in West Bengal’s Mominpur area on 9 October as two communities clashed after religious flags put up for Milad un-Nabi were allegedly torn. Several vehicles were allegedly vandalised and people pelted stones Kolkata: In a big jolt for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Union Home Ministry has order the National Investigation Agency to probe into violence …

A year on, Suvendu Adhikari recounts post-poll violence in West Bengal
2 years, 10 months ago

A year on, Suvendu Adhikari recounts post-poll violence in West Bengal

Op India  

On May 2nd last year, Mamata Banerjee-led-Trinamool Congress returned to power in West Bengal by winning 215 of the total 294 Vidhan Sabha seats. Following TMC’s thumping victory, Bengal saw an orgy of violence in the State as the main opposition party BJP’s workers were brutally targeted across the state. More than a dozen BJP workers lost their lives in …

West Bengal post-poll violence | Lawyers' group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind; take out protest march on April 29
2 years, 11 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence | Lawyers' group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind; take out protest march on April 29

The Hindu  

A delegation of 10 advocates, who are part of an association named 'Lawyers for Justice', said on April 27 they will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on April 29 to demand justice for the victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal last year. Addressing a press conference, the association's convener Kabir Shankar Bose said a candle light tribute march has …

BREAKING| WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims
2 years, 11 months ago

BREAKING| WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday constituted a three member committee to conduct an enquiry into the allegation that over 303 victims have been displaced due to the post-poll violence in West Bengal that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. It may be noted that a 5-judge Bench of the …

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Asks NHRC & WBHRC If It Can Constitute Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims
2 years, 11 months ago

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Asks NHRC & WBHRC If It Can Constitute Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the National Human Rights Commission and the West Bengal Human Rights Commission to obtain instructions as to whether they are in a position to conduct an enquiry into the allegation that close to 303 victims have been displaced due to the post-poll violence in West Bengal and have been obstructed from returning to …

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Issues Notice To NHRC, SLSA To Consider Constitution Of 2 Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims
2 years, 11 months ago

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Issues Notice To NHRC, SLSA To Consider Constitution Of 2 Member Committee To Address Complaints Of Alleged Victims

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission and the State Legal Services Authority in connection with a prayer for forming a committee to ensure that people displaced in post-poll violence in West Bengal get to return homes and pursue work.The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021 had handed over to the Central …

Bengal: Crack down on political violence
3 years ago

Bengal: Crack down on political violence

Hindustan Times  

In the span of a few hours on Sunday, two councillors from the Trinamool Congress and Congress parties were shot dead in separate incidents in West Bengal, highlighting, once again, the alarming levels of political violence that have come to characterise the state. That the twin shoot-ings came weeks after the sensational killing of political worker Anis Khan should set …

Calcutta HC orders police protection to 303 victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal
3 years ago

Calcutta HC orders police protection to 303 victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered police protection for 303 victims of the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal after Assembly elections last year. All the victims in the alleged post-poll violence case who are still homeless need to be repatriated soon, and state police should ensure that they can live their life in peace, the Chief Justice's Division …

Calcutta HC grants police protection to 303 victim of post-poll violence
3 years ago

Calcutta HC grants police protection to 303 victim of post-poll violence

Op India  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted police protection to 303 victims of the West Bengal post-poll violence that ensued following the victory of the TMC party in the assembly elections in May 2021, a report published by Live Law said. A Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajrashi Bharadwaj took on record a detailed affidavit filed by …

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Grants Police Protection To 303 Alleged Victims, Takes On Record Latest Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT
3 years ago

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC Grants Police Protection To 303 Alleged Victims, Takes On Record Latest Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted police protection to 303 alleged victims of violence that had taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajrashi Bharadwaj took on record a detailed affidavit filed by petitioner Priyanka Tibrewal appearing in person wherein the names and …

Violence During WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage, Seeks Response From SEC, State Govt
3 years, 1 month ago

Violence During WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage, Seeks Response From SEC, State Govt

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought response from the State Election Commission and the State government in a batch of petitions alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes took place during the recently conducted municipal elections in West Bengal. The senior counsel further referred to the order dated December 24, 2021 wherein the Court had directed the …

Bengal post-poll violence | CBI probing 26 complaints of sexual assault
3 years, 2 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence | CBI probing 26 complaints of sexual assault

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has so far received 29 complaints of sexual assault from the National Human Rights Commission in connection with the post-poll violence in West Bengal. Bengal violence | Supreme Court issues notice to Centre “It is clarified that the CBI had received 29 complaints of sexual assault from the NHRC, related to sexual offences, till December …

ASG slams Times of India for downplaying WB post-poll violence: Full letter
3 years, 2 months ago

ASG slams Times of India for downplaying WB post-poll violence: Full letter

Op India  

“Not an iota of truth”, YJ Dastoor, Additional Solicitor General of the Calcutta High Court, has demanded that the Editor of ‘The Times of India’ withdraw a report and apologise for incorrectly reporting developments in the ongoing West Bengal post-poll violence proceedings before the Calcutta High Court, reports Law Beat. submissions of CBI that there existed “no proof in 21 …

CBI probing 26 complaints of sexual assault in Bengal post-poll violence
3 years, 2 months ago

CBI probing 26 complaints of sexual assault in Bengal post-poll violence

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has so far received 29 complaints of sexual assault from the National Human Rights Commission in connection with the post-poll violence in West Bengal. “It is clarified that the CBI had received 29 complaints of sexual assault from the NHRC, related to sexual offences, till December 22, 2021,” the agency said. “Further, two complaints relating …

Times of India downplays West Bengal post-poll violence, twists CBI sending 21 rape cases back to state formed SIT
3 years, 2 months ago

Times of India downplays West Bengal post-poll violence, twists CBI sending 21 rape cases back to state formed SIT

Op India  

The heinous post-poll violence unleashed in the state of West Bengal has been whitewashed ever since the Assembly elections. Times of India report published on January 4 that was headlined: “Post-poll violence in Bengal: No proof in 21 rape, rape-attempt cases mentioned by NHRC, CBI says”. The Free Press Journal published a report on January 3 that was titled: “West …

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files FIR in gangrape case of woman, attempted rape of her friend
3 years, 4 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files FIR in gangrape case of woman, attempted rape of her friend

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a fresh case in connection with the gang rape and attempted rape of two women in an incident that took place following the Assembly elections in West Bengal earlier this year. The federal probe agency has been investigating cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal on the orders of the Calcutta High Court. …

Trouble in Bangladesh: On attacks against Hindus
3 years, 5 months ago

Trouble in Bangladesh: On attacks against Hindus

The Hindu  

The UN, the U.S. and India have condemned incidents of majoritarian violence against Bangladesh’s Hindu minority community during Durga Puja in the past few days. The mob violence appears to have begun in Comilla, in Chittagong district, where an image allegedly showing disrespect to the Koran was circulated, and resulted in several major mob attacks on Hindu temples and homes …

CBI lodges two more FIRs in Bengal post-poll violence cases
3 years, 6 months ago

CBI lodges two more FIRs in Bengal post-poll violence cases

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation which is investigating the cases of post-poll violence and other similar offences during the assembly election in West Bengal as per an order of the Calcutta High Court, registered two more cases on Friday. Out of these two fresh cases, the first case is related to the murder of a first-time voter and BJP supporter …

8 out of 10 FIRs in WB post-poll violence name TMC goons as accused
3 years, 6 months ago

8 out of 10 FIRs in WB post-poll violence name TMC goons as accused

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has so far registered 34 FIRs in connection with the West Bengal post-poll violence investigation. BJP wrokers dragged to a Muslim area and assaulted by TMC goons In one of the FIRs uploaded on the CBI website, number RC0562021S0005, dated August 25, 2021, the complainant named Ayan Mandal clearly stated that on August 14, 2021, …

West Bengal Post-poll Violence: CBI Seeks Details of 'Unregistered' Cases from NHRC
3 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal Post-poll Violence: CBI Seeks Details of 'Unregistered' Cases from NHRC

News 18  

The CBI has sought details of unregistered cases across West Bengal in the post-poll violence. The CBI wrote a letter to the National Human Rights Commission seeking a report within a week. The Human Rights Commission’s report on post-poll violence cases includes details of cases that have not been framed, as well as cases that have not been registered. Meanwhile, …

Bengal Post-poll Violence: Retd Calcutta HC Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to Oversee SIT Probe
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal Post-poll Violence: Retd Calcutta HC Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to Oversee SIT Probe

News 18  

Former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Manjula Chellur will oversee the functioning of a special investigation team formed by it to probe alleged post-poll violence cases other than rape and murder, a five-judge bench of the HC said on Friday. In its judgment last month, the court had ruled that the SIT, comprising of senior police officers of …

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files chargesheets in murder cases of two BJP workers
3 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files chargesheets in murder cases of two BJP workers

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed two chargesheets against six people in separate murder cases related to post-poll violence in West Bengal. In the first case, the CBI filed the chargesheet against four accused — Tuntun Chaudary, Chandan Singh, Lalan Singh and Animesh Paul — in the murder case of Bharatiya Janata Party supporter Jayprakash Yadav. According to …

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe

India TV News  

The West Bengal government has moved Supreme Court, thus challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into post-poll violence in the state. The CBI on Tuesday had registered 10 more cases related to the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal, taking the total number of such cases to 31. The High Court …

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files 3 more FIRs, total 31 cases registered
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files 3 more FIRs, total 31 cases registered

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three more FIRs in connection with the post-poll violence in West Bengal. Earlier, two people were arrested by the CBI in one of the previous FIRs filed in connection to the violence that took place in West Bengal after the assembly election results were declared in May. The CBI is probing the Bengal …

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