Calcutta HC wants Berhampore LS polls deferred in view of Ram Navami violence
8 months ago

Calcutta HC wants Berhampore LS polls deferred in view of Ram Navami violence

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday said that it will recommend to the Election Commission of India to defer the May 13 Lok Sabha polls at Berhampore in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in view of the communal violence that took place in the constituency around Ram Navami on April 17. The division bench of chief justice T S Sivagnanam and justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya made strong observations while hearing a writ petition filed by Vishva Hindu Parishad demanding a probe into the violence by the National Investigation Agency and a counter petition filed by the Muslim Rashtriya Mancha. When the chief justice asked whether the incident took place in only one village, lawyers representing VHP said violence took place in four police station areas on April 12, 13 and 17. Reacting to this, justice Sivagnanam said: “As I was told the violence took place from trivial incidents.

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Calcutta HC Directs State To Ensure Law & Order In Post-Poll Violence Affected Areas, Asks Centre To Take Steps Including Deploying Armed Forces If Needed
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC Directs State To Ensure Law & Order In Post-Poll Violence Affected Areas, Asks Centre To Take Steps Including Deploying Armed Forces If Needed

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to ensure that law and order is restored to areas which were affected in violence which erupted in the aftermath of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. A division bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Hiranmay Bhattacharya had earlier directed for the State to ensure that those displaced in the violence were …

Murshidabad Ram Navami violence: Court asks EC to postpone voting in Berhampur, ‘if people cannot enjoy in peace then..’
8 months ago

Murshidabad Ram Navami violence: Court asks EC to postpone voting in Berhampur, ‘if people cannot enjoy in peace then..’

Live Mint  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to submit a report on the Murshidabad violence during Ram Navami and urged the Election Commission to delay elections in Berhampur. The Calcutta High Court said, "If people cannot enjoy and celebrate in peace, any festival, even for 8 hours, we will recommend the Election Commission of India not to …

‘To hurt Sanatan…’: Yogi Adityanath attacks Mamata Banerjee over Ram Navami clashes
8 months ago

‘To hurt Sanatan…’: Yogi Adityanath attacks Mamata Banerjee over Ram Navami clashes

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over violent clashes during Ram Navami celebrations in Murshidabad, saying that the TMC attacked the processions in order to hurt the 'Sanatan' faith. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath seen greeting his supporters "Ram Navami celebrations and processions were conducted safely in all the …

How a few activists ensured a peaceful Ram Navami in Mumbai
8 months ago

How a few activists ensured a peaceful Ram Navami in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Meetings with mohalla committees, stern warnings against provocative behaviour, heavy police bandobast at the entrance of sensitive roads and outside mosques, and the presence of senior police officers – all these measures ensured that Ram Navami went off peacefully in the city this year. “The police worked really hard; senior officers were in the area days in advance of …

Bombay HC directs organisers to change Ram Navami rallies route outside mosques
8 months, 1 week ago

Bombay HC directs organisers to change Ram Navami rallies route outside mosques

Op India  

The Bombay High Court on April 15 emphasised to the police the importance of maintaining law and order during the upcoming Ram Navami rally in the Malad-Malwani area, which is home to a significant Muslim population. The bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande noted this concern after it was raised that the organizers of the Ram Navami …

Ram Navami violence: State not co-operating, probe agency tells Calcutta High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Ram Navami violence: State not co-operating, probe agency tells Calcutta High Court

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency approached the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday and said the West Bengal government was not-cooperating in its investigation into the Ram Navami violence. The Calcutta High Court, on April 27, ordered an NIA probe into the violence that occurred during the Ram Navami processions in Shivpur of Howrah, Rishara-Chandanagar of Hooghly, and Dalkhola of North Dinajpur. …

Supreme Court setback for Bengal government over probe in Ram Navami violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court setback for Bengal government over probe in Ram Navami violence

India Today  

In a major setback for the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favour of transferring the investigation of cases related to the Ram Navami violence in the state to the National Investigation Agency, upholding the Calcutta High Court's decision. The Supreme Court rejected the Bengal government's petition opposing the inclusion of the NIA in …

NIA registers 6 FIRs over Ram Navami violence in Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

NIA registers 6 FIRs over Ram Navami violence in Bengal

India Today  

The National Investigating Agency has registered six new FIRs under the Explosive Substance Act over the violence that took place during Ram Navami in West Bengal. Earlier, Calcutta High Court passed an order for NIA to take over the charge of the investigation into the Ram Navami violence case. An NIA source claims that in compliance with the order of …

Calcutta HC orders NIA probe into Ram Navami violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC orders NIA probe into Ram Navami violence

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the National Investigation Agency to probe into the violence that occurred in West Bengal’s Howrah district during the Ram Navami celebrations in March. The high court ordered the state police to hand over the investigation to NIA Hearing a PIL moved by Bharatiya Janata Party legislator and leader of the opposition in the …

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal

ABP News  

New Delhi: Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the violence that broke out in Howrah and Dalkhola districts and other parts of West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations. Earlier this month, the Calcutta High Court sought an action taken report from the West Bengal government on the clashes during the Ram Navami …

Ram Navami violence in WB prima facie 'pre-planned': Calcutta HC
1 year, 8 months ago

Ram Navami violence in WB prima facie 'pre-planned': Calcutta HC

Op India  

On Monday, the Calcutta High Court noted that the violence orchestrated on the occasion of Ram Navami was prima-facie ‘pre-planned.’ It made the observations while listening to a plea by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to transfer the probe in the case to the National Investigation Agency. The court also noted that violence, which took place during Ram Navami, happened on …

Bengal Police report suggests Ram Navami violence was pre-planned: Calcutta HC
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal Police report suggests Ram Navami violence was pre-planned: Calcutta HC

Hindustan Times  

A West Bengal Police report on clashes around Ram Navami in the state prima facie suggested that the violence was pre-planned, the Calcutta high court said on Monday, adding that a central agency might be better suited to probe the events that have ratcheted up communal tensions and stoked a political row. The high court’s comments came on a petition …

Ram Navami violence in West Bengal was ‘pre-planned’: Calcutta High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Ram Navami violence in West Bengal was ‘pre-planned’: Calcutta High Court

The Hindu  

Observing that the violence that broke out during the recent Ram Navami processions in certain places of West Bengal was “pre-planned”, and that there was a failure of intelligence gathering on part of the police, the Calcutta High Court on April 10 concluded the hearing on a petition seeking a transfer of the probe into the violence to the National …

VHP organises protest rally demanding arrest of Ram Navami violence perpetrators
1 year, 8 months ago

VHP organises protest rally demanding arrest of Ram Navami violence perpetrators

India Today  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday organised a protest rally in Kolkata, demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for Ram Navami violence in parts of West Bengal. The VHP, which has planned to organise week-long protest programmes in various parts of the state, on Monday took out the rally in Bagbazar area in north Kolkata. READ | Mamata blames …

Ram Navami Violence: CAPF Deployed in Bengal Ahead of Hanuman Jayanti; CM Says No Processions in Areas With Sec 144
1 year, 8 months ago

Ram Navami Violence: CAPF Deployed in Bengal Ahead of Hanuman Jayanti; CM Says No Processions in Areas With Sec 144

News 18  

Ram Navami Violence Updates: Politics over clashes and riots, which took place in Bihar and West Bengal on Ram Navami continue, even as probe agencies are investigating the matter and identifying and arresting the accused. This came as chief minister accused the BJP of organising violence during Ram Navami processions and asserted that she would not let any rioter go …

Mamata accuses BJP of inciting communal violence in West Bengal
1 year, 8 months ago

Mamata accuses BJP of inciting communal violence in West Bengal

Deccan Chronicle  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of triggering the communal violence over the Ram Navami rally in Hooghly, after Howrah, where prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC are in force, while Internet services have been suspended at Rishra with the arrest of 12 persons since Sunday night following the fresh clashes. An angry Trinamul …

Calcutta HC seeks report from West Bengal government on Ram Navami violence
1 year, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC seeks report from West Bengal government on Ram Navami violence

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Monday sought a detailed report and video footage from the West Bengal government on clashes in three districts during Ram Navami celebration since March 30, lawyers who attended the hearing said. In a parallel development, chief minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a government event in East Midnapore district, targeted the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and …

Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal Govt to file report on Shibpur violence
1 year, 8 months ago

Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal Govt to file report on Shibpur violence

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on April 3 directed the West Bengal Government to file a comprehensive report on violence at Shibpur in Howrah during and after the Ram Navami procession there on March 30. Sivagnanam directed the State Government to file a comprehensive report on April 5 on the incident and steps taken to ensure peace in the affected area …

CID takes over probe into Howrah Ram Navami clash
1 year, 8 months ago

CID takes over probe into Howrah Ram Navami clash

The Hindu  

The Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police on April 1 took over the investigation in connection with violence in Howrah during a Ram Navami procession on March 30. In all, 23 incidents of rioting were recorded between January and June 2022, with 10 occurring in the Sankrail Police Station limits, and eight in the Domjur Police Station limits. …

'Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching' alleges Kapil Sibal
1 year, 8 months ago

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

India TV News  

Ram Navami Violence: In view of violence erupted in West Bengal's Howrah, Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections approaching. 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 and the …

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal
1 year, 8 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 …

Nine states, 15 days: India is witnessing a spate of communal violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Nine states, 15 days: India is witnessing a spate of communal violence

Firstpost  

In the past 15 days, Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti processions have descended into violence and chaos across states in the country. Madhya Pradesh On 10 April, clashes broke out in Khargone city when a Ram Navami procession crossed the sensitive Talab Chowk area near Jama Masjid. Later the police also lathicharged the Ram Navami procession.#RamNavami #BengalBurning pic.twitter.com/Z9hoURGH15 — Right …

Violence in Gujarat’s Khambhat pre-planned: police
2 years, 8 months ago

Violence in Gujarat’s Khambhat pre-planned: police

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad: The violence at Khambhat in Gujarat’s Anand district during a Ram Navami procession on April 10, which left one person dead, was a pre-planned conspiracy, police said on Wednesday. HT Image In a statement, police said the people behind the violence were influenced by social media messages and instigating videos. It added the accused wanted to ensure the Ram …

Two dead, 36 injured in Ram Navami violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Two dead, 36 injured in Ram Navami violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal/Ahmedabad/Ranchi: Violence marred the Ram Navami celebrations in several parts of the country, with one person killed and 12 others injured at Lohardaga in Jharkhand, while curfew was clamped in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone city and at least 84 people were arrested there, officials said Monday. One person was also killed in Khambat town in Gujarat’s Anand district while there were …

'Complete Distortion Of Law & Order': BJP Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Large Scale Violence During Elections In Contai Municipality
2 years, 9 months ago

'Complete Distortion Of Law & Order': BJP Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Large Scale Violence During Elections In Contai Municipality

Live Law  

An advocate representing the Bharatiya Janata Party mentioned before the Calcutta High Court on Monday that a Public Interest Litigation has been filed alleging large scale violence in the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections. Opining that the State Election Commissioner will be personally liable if violence takes place, the Court had further ruled, "If the Commissioner, State Election Commission takes …

Violence During WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage, Seeks Response From SEC, State Govt
2 years, 10 months 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 …

No Political Violence in Bengal Since May 9, State Govt Tells Calcutta HC
3 years, 7 months ago

No Political Violence in Bengal Since May 9, State Govt Tells Calcutta HC

News 18  

The West Bengal government on Monday told a Calcutta High Court bench that there has been no post poll political violence in the state since May 9 and assured that all steps will be taken to ensure peace in future. The PIL filed by lawyer petitioner Anindya Sundar Das raised the issue of violence taking place in various parts of …

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