Enforcement Directorate reports Sandeshkhali attack to headquarters
1 year ago

Enforcement Directorate reports Sandeshkhali attack to headquarters

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate's West Bengal unit has submitted a comprehensive report to its headquarters regarding the attack on its team during a raid in the North 24 Parganas district last week, officials revealed on Monday. Last Friday, three officers from the Enforcement Directorate were injured, and their vehicles were vandalised when supporters of Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh attacked them. In a separate incident on the same night, the ED faced a similar situation while arresting another TMC leader, Shankar Adhya, involved in an alleged ration scam. West Bengal Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar assured on Monday that strict action would be taken against anyone violating the law.

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Police question 10 people in connection with murder of TMC worker in Malda
10 hours, 24 minutes ago

Police question 10 people in connection with murder of TMC worker in Malda

The Hindu  

Police questioned 10 people in connection with the killing of a Trinamool Congress worker and injury to two others in West Bengal's Malda district, an officer said on Wednesday. The investigating officers of Malda district police questioned 10 people, mostly locals, who were detained on Tuesday after the crime but no arrests have been made so far, the officer said. …

Another TMC leader killed in Malda, two party-men injured
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1 day ago

Another TMC leader killed in Malda, two party-men injured

Deccan Chronicle  

Malda: Less than a fortnight after the killing of Trinamool Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar, fresh violence rocked West Bengal's Malda district as another TMC worker was killed and two others, including a local committee president, were critically injured in an attack on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred in the Kaliaganj area under the Kaliachak police station limits when TMC …

ED team confined, attacked by casino director, staff in Goa
1 month ago

ED team confined, attacked by casino director, staff in Goa

Hindustan Times  

An Enforcement Directorate team was allegedly attacked by the director and staff members of an offshore casino vessel in Goa, police said on Saturday. The accused threatened to cause injury to the complainant and his team, Goa Police said According to the police, the incident occurred on Thursday at Cruise Casino Pride, and a case has been registered against several …

Attack on ED officers: CBI files chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, 6 others
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Attack on ED officers: CBI files chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, 6 others

India TV News  

Attack on ED officers: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and six others in connection with an attack on Enforcement Directorate officers on January 5 during a raid at his house in a ration scam case at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday. A team of ED officials was …

CBI files chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali ED attack case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CBI files chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali ED attack case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahajahan Sheikh and six others in connection with the January 5 attack on an Enforcement Directorate team at Sandeshkhali, officials said on Tuesday. The ED team had come under attack from a 1,000-strong mob when they went to raid the house of Sheikh in connection with the multi-crore …

Sandeshkhali on the boil again over allegations of a woman’s abduction
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali on the boil again over allegations of a woman’s abduction

The Hindu  

Two weeks before Sandeshkhali goes to the polls, tension prevailed in the riverine area in West Bengal on Thursday, with a woman alleging abduction based on the instructions of a Trinamool Congress leader. The woman said that she was threatened to not approach the police and the courts, and to say that she was asked by the BJP to file …

Sandeshkhali: Clash Breaks Out Between TMC And BJP Workers, Mamata's Party Accuses Rekha Patra Of 'Assault'
8 months ago

Sandeshkhali: Clash Breaks Out Between TMC And BJP Workers, Mamata's Party Accuses Rekha Patra Of 'Assault'

ABP News  

A clash broke out between Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party workers in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali. The TMC pinned blame on BJP Lok Sabha candidate Rekha Patra alleging that she led an "assault" against their workers. PM @narendramodi is responsible for everything!#SandeshkhaliExposed pic.twitter.com/iBTEmIGXAg — All India Trinamool Congress May 12, 2024 This comes as a new video has emerged from …

Sandeshkhali Case: TMC Lodges ECI Complaint Seeking Criminal Proceedings Against NCW Chief Rekha Sharma, BJP Leaders
8 months ago

Sandeshkhali Case: TMC Lodges ECI Complaint Seeking Criminal Proceedings Against NCW Chief Rekha Sharma, BJP Leaders

ABP News  

The Trinamool Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India alleging criminal wrongdoing by National Commission for Women Chief Rekha Sharma and several BJP leaders, including Piyali Das. West Bengal: TMC files complaint with ECI seeking criminal proceedings against NCW chief Rekha Sharma & BJP leaders including Piyali Das for "commission of serious offences of forgery, cheating, …

Sandeshkhali row: TMC to move ECI against NCW chief after sting video surfaces
8 months ago

Sandeshkhali row: TMC to move ECI against NCW chief after sting video surfaces

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress, which has launched a no-holds-barred attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party ever since the sting video on Sandeshkhali surfaced on May 4, said on Friday that it would now move the Election Commission of India against Rekha Sharma, chairperson of the National Commission for Women. On May 4, a purported sting video surfaced in which Gangadhar …

Sandeshkhali case: Woman withdraws charges against TMC men, says, ’BJP forced me’
8 months ago

Sandeshkhali case: Woman withdraws charges against TMC men, says, ’BJP forced me’

Live Mint  

In a surprising turn of events, one of the three Sandeshkhali women withdrew the rape charges made against the Trinamool Congress men on Wednesday. “BJP forced me to sign blank papers and file rape complaint,” reported NDTV quoting the woman. The report stated that the woman has also lodged a fresh complaint at Sandeshkhali police station, citing threats and social …

‘Arrest Mamata, declare TMC a terror outfit’, demands BJP leader after CBI searches at premises of Sandeshkhali accused
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Arrest Mamata, declare TMC a terror outfit’, demands BJP leader after CBI searches at premises of Sandeshkhali accused

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal leader of opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday slammed the Trinamool Congress -led West Bengal government after several arms and ammunition, including foreign-made revolvers, were recovered from suspended party leader Sheikh Shahjahan's premises in Sandeshkhali, demanding that the ruling party be declared a ‘terrorist outfit’. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and West Bengal CM Mamata …

How CBI found arms and ammunition from Sheikh Shahjahan's aide's Sandeshkhali home
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How CBI found arms and ammunition from Sheikh Shahjahan's aide's Sandeshkhali home

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday recovered arms and ammunition during searches at two premises of an associate of now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali. Accordingly, a team of CBI, along with CRPF personnel, on Friday searched two premises linked to Sheikh Shahjahan at Sandeshkhali, a riverine delta on the fringes of the Sunderbans in …

Trinamool Congress writes to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer against CBI raids in Sandeshkhali
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress writes to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer against CBI raids in Sandeshkhali

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrote to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer against the Central Bureau of Investigation for conducting a raid in Sandeshkhali on election day. The CBI on Friday unearthed arms and ammunition during its search at a house in Sandeshkhali in connection with its investigation into an attack on an ED team by a mob allegedly …

Sandeshkhali: CBI files first case to probe land grabbing, sexual assault charges
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: CBI files first case to probe land grabbing, sexual assault charges

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case to probe allegations of land grabbing and sexual assault by residents of strife torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, people familiar with the development said on Thursday. Officials said the first case, pertaining to a land dispute where women of the victim’s family had to allegedly face sexual assault from influential people …

Cop attacked inside police camp in Bengal's Sandeshkhali; TMC leaders detained
9 months ago

Cop attacked inside police camp in Bengal's Sandeshkhali; TMC leaders detained

Hindustan Times  

A constable was allegedly attacked by unidentified miscreants inside a police camp in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali around Monday midnight. Security personnel during a raid at TMC functionary Shahjahan Sheikh's home at Sandeshkhali in January. Police said that three persons, including two local Trinamool Congress leaders, have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident. Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas …

WB: TMC supporters attack NIA team in Purba Medinipur, vehicle vandalised
9 months, 1 week ago

WB: TMC supporters attack NIA team in Purba Medinipur, vehicle vandalised

Op India  

In a rerun of the attack on a raiding team of the Directorate of Enforcement at Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas district, some officers of the elite National Investigation Agency were attacked by supporters of a local Trinamool Congress leader on Saturday. As per reports, the NIA team had visited the residence of a local TMC leader to investigate …

Sandeshkhali accused used shell firms to divert profits: ED
9 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali accused used shell firms to divert profits: ED

Hindustan Times  

Arrested Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan used multiple shell companies to divert profits from fisheries that he and his men were running at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district by grabbing farmland owned by local farmers, the Enforcement Directorate claimed before a Kolkata court on Monday. Shahjahan, who was in judicial custody, was transferred to the ED’s custody …

ED grills Sheikh Shahjahan over lawful dealings in export-import transactions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

ED grills Sheikh Shahjahan over lawful dealings in export-import transactions

Op India  

The Enforcement Directorate interrogated Sandeshkhali accused now-suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with the land grab case. Shahjahan has been accused of forcibly occupying several lands in the Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal, according to ED sources. Earlier, suspended TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan was sent to judicial custody in the Sandeshkhali Enforcement Directorate assault case. Before that, on the …

Sheikh Shahjahan's brother, two others arrested by CBI in Sandeshkhali case
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sheikh Shahjahan's brother, two others arrested by CBI in Sandeshkhali case

India TV News  

West Bengal: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested three people in connection with the Sandeshkhali incident including the brother of the suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shajahan. Sheikh Shahjahan's brother Sheikh Alomgir, Mafaujar Molla, TMC's Sandeshkhali student wing chief and one localite Sirajul Molla have been held by the CBI. Sheikh Shahjahan arrested on February 29 Sheikh was arrested …

West Bengal ED Raids Multiple Locations In Sandeshkhali in Land-Grabbing Case Against Sheikh Shahjahan
10 months ago

West Bengal ED Raids Multiple Locations In Sandeshkhali in Land-Grabbing Case Against Sheikh Shahjahan

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at various locations in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali since the early hours of Thursday in connection with a land-grabbing case involving detained expelled TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan. ED is conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali since early morning in connection with a land-grabbing case against arrested expelled TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan — ANI …

Sandeshkhali ED team attack case: SC dismisses West Bengal's plea, orders expunction of remarks
10 months ago

Sandeshkhali ED team attack case: SC dismisses West Bengal's plea, orders expunction of remarks

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has rejected the West Bengal government's appeal challenging a Calcutta High Court decision to transfer the investigation into the January 5 attack on an Enforcement Directorate team in Sandeshkhali to the CBI. Judicial decision A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the state government's plea but ordered the removal of certain comments made against …

CBI raids TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s house, market in Sandeshkhali
10 months ago

CBI raids TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s house, market in Sandeshkhali

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Around 20 Central Bureau of Investigation officials and forensic experts conducted an eight-hour search on Friday at suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s home and a market he owns at Sandeshkhali in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, officials said. Around 20 CBI officials and forensic experts conducted an eight-hour search on Friday The development came three days after CBI …

West Bengal: CBI searches suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house in Sandeshkhali
10 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: CBI searches suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house in Sandeshkhali

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation ON Friday conducted searches at the residence of suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali as part of their investigation into an attack on an ED team in the area. Additionally, the CBI also explored areas near Sheikh's house in the Akunchipara locality of Sarberia to gather evidence regarding the attack. Sheikh was arrested following …

Sandeshkhali accused Sheikh Shahjahan handed over to CBI
10 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali accused Sheikh Shahjahan handed over to CBI

Hindustan Times  

Sandeshkhali accused Sheikh Shahjahan on Wednesday was handed over to the CBI by the West Bengal Police. The handover took place after the Calcutta high court had asked the police to hand over the suspended Trinamool Congress leader to the central agency by 4:15 pm. Also revered as ‘Bhai’ by his supporters, Shahjahan joined the TMC in 2013, two years …

PM Modi warns TMC at Bengal's Barasat rally: ‘Storm of Sandeshkhali will…’
10 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi warns TMC at Bengal's Barasat rally: ‘Storm of Sandeshkhali will…’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed a public rally at Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, where Sandeshkhali is situated, after inaugurating India's first underwater Metro section between Howrah Maidan and Kolkata's Esplanade on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the gathering during foundation stone laying and inauguration of multiple connectivity projects, in Kolkata on Wednesday, …

Sandeshkhali violence | CBI takes custody of TMC’s Sheikh Shahjahan
10 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali violence | CBI takes custody of TMC’s Sheikh Shahjahan

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on March 6 got the custody of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, in a case involving an attack on Enforcement Directorate officials on January 5. The Calcutta High Court noted that though the West Bengal government has pleaded that it had filed before the Supreme Court an SLP challenging Tuesday’s judgement, there was no …

Narendra Modi's Sandeshkhali attack on Mamata, INDIA bloc: ‘Country is enraged’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Narendra Modi's Sandeshkhali attack on Mamata, INDIA bloc: ‘Country is enraged’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday came down heavily on Trinamool Congress and the other alliance parties of the INDIA bloc over the Sandeshkhali case where several women claimed to be sexually harassed by Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan who was arrested on Thursday after being on the run for about 50 days. Modi condemns Sandeshkhali case, attacks Mamata for saving …

Sandeshkhali residents celebrate arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali residents celebrate arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh

The Hindu  

Residents in trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on February 29 celebrated the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, accused of sexual abuse of women and land grab in the area, and distributed sweets. The residents, who for the last few days have been protesting in the riverine Sandeshkhali area, came out in the streets as they …

Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan of TMC arrested, sent to 10-day police custody
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan of TMC arrested, sent to 10-day police custody

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested on Thursday morning for allegedly torturing villagers in the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal, has been sent to a 10-day police custody by a local court. Advocate Raja Bhowmick, lawyer of Sheikh Shahjahan said, “.The police sought 14 days custody but the court granted 10 days…On March 10, he will be …

Not Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahjahan arrested for attack on ED
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Not Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahjahan arrested for attack on ED

Op India  

West Bengal police said on Thursday that Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s arrest was in connection with an assault on officers of the Directorate of Enforcement during a raid in January this year. “Sheikh Shahjahan, one of the principal accused in a case which happened on January 5, 2024, where ED officers were assaulted during the course of a raid …

Who is TMC's Sheikh Shahjahan, arrested in relation to attack on ED officials?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is TMC's Sheikh Shahjahan, arrested in relation to attack on ED officials?

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of sexual violence and land grabbing in Sadeshkhali village, was apprehended on Thursday in the Minakhan area of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Sheikh Shahjahan, 42, also called "Bhai", initially worked in the fisheries and brick kilns of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas near the Bangladesh border, according to PTI. Despite facing …

Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahjahan, TMC leader on the run for more than 50 days, arrested
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahjahan, TMC leader on the run for more than 50 days, arrested

Hindustan Times  

Sheikh Shahjahan, absconding Trinamool Congress leader, accused of sexual violence and land grab in Sandeshkhali village, was arrested on Thursday morning, police said. TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was on the run following the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali last month. TMC Rajya Sabha MP-elect Sagarika Ghose asserted that the recent arrests of key aides linked to Sheikh Shahjahan demonstrate …

Sandeshkhali case: TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan arrested by West Bengal police
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali case: TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan arrested by West Bengal police

The Hindu  

Controversial Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested by the West Bengal Police on February 28 night over an attack on officials of the Enforcement Directorate last month. “We have arrested Sheikh Shahjahan, one of the prime accused in the attack on ED officials during a raid on January 5, 2024, from Bamanpukur in Minakha area yesterday night,” said Supratim …

Sandeshkhali unrest: Sheikh Shahjahan in ‘safe custody’ of Bengal police, claims BJP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali unrest: Sheikh Shahjahan in ‘safe custody’ of Bengal police, claims BJP

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday claimed that the absconding Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused of the Sandeshkhali violence over land grab and sexual harassment, is in "safe custody" of the state police since Tuesday night. Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Read here: Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh …

Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali can be arrested by CBI, ED or West Bengal Police: Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali can be arrested by CBI, ED or West Bengal Police: Court

India TV News  

Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ruled that absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali can be arrested by CBI, ED or West Bengal Police. The division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam refused to interfere into a single bench order that allowed Suvendu Adhikari and another BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh to visit Sandeshkhali village panchayat area of Sandeshkhali …

Sandeshkhali: CM Mamata Banerjee reminds TMC leaders about people’s power
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: CM Mamata Banerjee reminds TMC leaders about people’s power

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sent out a message to leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress saying that if they lose the support of the people, no one would care for them, a warning issued to her own party members in the backdrop of developments in Sandeshkhali, which has been on the edge since early this …

Bengal Governor's '72 hour' deadline to arrest Sandeshkhali accused
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Governor's '72 hour' deadline to arrest Sandeshkhali accused

India Today  

As the unrest in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali continues, the state Governor CV Ananda Bose has asked the state government to file a report within 72 hours if they fail to nab Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh, the man accused of sexual atrocities and land grab. SANDESHKHALI UNREST West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday night asked the state government …

In Sandeshkhali protests, message for Mamata, TMC
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In Sandeshkhali protests, message for Mamata, TMC

Hindustan Times  

Protests boiled over in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali earlier this month, blowing the lid off a dark web of alleged sexual exploitation, extensive landgrab, intimidation and violence perpetrated by Sheikh Shahjahan, a local Trinamool Congress leader, with a feral gang of extreme malcontents. On February 8, women hit the streets in Sandeshkhali protesting against the extreme indignities and exploitation they had …

West Bengal Police arrest another TMC leader in Sandeshkhali; lodge FIR against Shajahan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Police arrest another TMC leader in Sandeshkhali; lodge FIR against Shajahan

The Hindu  

“The West Bengal Police arrested Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Maiti from the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on the charges of land grabbing from villagers,” an officer said on February 26. “Most of the complainants claimed that Shajahan was actively involved in the forcible acquisition of their land and torturing of local women,” the police officer said. Angry …

Trinamool leader arrested day after being removed from post amid Sandeshkhali row
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool leader arrested day after being removed from post amid Sandeshkhali row

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Maity was on Monday arrested by the West Bengal Police, a day after he was removed as the head of the party's local unit, following protests against him in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district. Maity had sought refuge in someone else's house, sources told India Today TV. Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed villagers …

Trinamool leader faces people’s anger at Sandeshkhali
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool leader faces people’s anger at Sandeshkhali

The Hindu  

A local Trinamool Congress leader was chased by angry villagers and took shelter at the house of another local at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Sunday, even as the party’s leadership continued to grapple with the villagers’ allegations of land grab and torture against its leaders. Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that the party was not shielding its absconding …

Sandeshkhali Protests: Members of independent fact-finding committee arrested
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali Protests: Members of independent fact-finding committee arrested

Op India  

Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, on their way to Sandeshkhali, were arrested at Bhojerhat in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/Z7N7zOzQWY — ANI February 25, 2024 The Fact-Finding Committee members were stopped by police at Bhojerhat, South 24 Parganas, while they were proceeding to the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas …

TMC distances itself from brother of Sheikh Shahjahan, cops stop fact-finding committee from reaching Sandeshkhali
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC distances itself from brother of Sheikh Shahjahan, cops stop fact-finding committee from reaching Sandeshkhali

Op India  

A day after angry villagers of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal set fire to the property of Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother Sirajuddin, the Trinamool Congress is attempting to distance itself from him. The matter became evident when West Bengal Cabinet Minister Partha Bhowmik went to Sandeshkhali on Saturday and claimed that Sheikh Sirajuddin had been removed as the ‘head of the Panchayat’ …

Fact-finding team of ex-bureaucrats, judge arrested on way to Sandeshkhali
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact-finding team of ex-bureaucrats, judge arrested on way to Sandeshkhali

India Today  

A fact-finding team, comprising a former judge, a bureaucrat and members of civil society, was arrested on Sunday by the West Bengal police after they were prevented from going to Sandeshkhali, where a massive protest against "sexual abuse and land grab" by a Trinamool Congress strongman is underway. The team members were Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, Justice …

Locals up ante in Sandeshkhali
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Locals up ante in Sandeshkhali

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Regardless of the Bengal government setting up a mini secretariat at the strife-hit Sandeshkhali to contain people’s anger that led to a large-scale stir against the TMC satraps, the North 24 Parganas island continued to be on the boil on Saturday. The leader is at the forefront of the stir against the TMC’s local strongman Shahjahan Sheikh and other …

Sheikh Shahjahan, his associates tortured tribals, took wages: Sandeshkhali probe team
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheikh Shahjahan, his associates tortured tribals, took wages: Sandeshkhali probe team

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his associates tortured tribals for voting against the party in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali and forcibly took MNREGA wages from them, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has learned, reported PTI. Vice-Chairperson Ananta Nayak, who led the three-member NCST team, said that the panel has received more than 50 complaints of sexual harassment of tribal …

Sandeshkhali: 700 complaints in 6 days against TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: 700 complaints in 6 days against TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides

Op India  

After a prolonged protest, resistance by victims of systemic sexual exploitation, and massive pressure from the opposition BJP in the state, the true extent of criminal antecedents of TMC leader and Sandeshkhai mastermind Sheikh Shahjahan has started to come out in the open. Speaking with The Indian Express, Block development officer of Sandeshkhali-II Block, Arun Kumar Samanta shared that out …

Trinamool minister visits Sandeshkhali, claims assault allegations 'fake'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool minister visits Sandeshkhali, claims assault allegations 'fake'

India Today  

West Bengal Minister Partha Bhowmick on Saturday claimed that no woman in violence-hit Sandeshkhali had raised the issue of sexual assault by Trinamool Congress members and the reports about it are "fake". After visiting the restive area in North 24 Parganas, Partha Bhowmick told the media, "No woman raised the issue of assault.This is fake and it has been established …

Sandeshkhali on edge as fresh protests break out
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali on edge as fresh protests break out

Hindustan Times  

Fresh protests rocked West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali village on Friday as local women demanded the arrest of absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, set fire to a hut next to a fish farm allegedly owned by the strongman’s brother and thrashed another leader of the ruling party. Police detain BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and other BJP Mahila Morcha members on their …

Fresh unrest in Sandeshkhali, TMC leaders’ homes attacked
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fresh unrest in Sandeshkhali, TMC leaders’ homes attacked

Deccan Chronicle  

Fresh violence erupted at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal on Friday. In the morning, an armed group of villagers vandalized and torched houses and properties of Trinamul Congress leaders Sirajuddin Sheikh and his aide Ajit Maity at Jhupkhali and Bermojur to vent their anger on them for tormenting them and grabbing their land earlier. What added fuel …

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