Birbhum arson victims thrashed before being burnt alive, reveals autopsy
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum arson victims thrashed before being burnt alive, reveals autopsy

India Today  

The eight people, including three women and two children, who were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district were badly beaten up before the carnage, their post-mortem examination has revealed. As per preliminary findings of the forensic experts, who conducted the tests on the charred bodies found inside the houses that were allegedly set on fire by unidentified people early on Tuesday, the victims were first badly beaten up and then burnt alive, an official told PTI from Rampurhat hospital. Security has been up in Rampurhat to ensure that no untoward incident takes place during Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's scheduled visit later during the day. Banerjee is scheduled to hold meetings with senior police officers including Director General of Police Manoj Malaviya before visiting Bogtui.

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Birbhum arson case: How West Bengal has been a theatre of political violence
2 years ago

Birbhum arson case: How West Bengal has been a theatre of political violence

India Today  

The West Bengal Police has booked CBI officials for murder after an accused in the Birbhum arson case, reported earlier this year, died allegedly by suicide in the central investigation agency’s custody. In one of the incidents, Mamata Banerjee, now TMC chairperson and into her third term as the West Bengal chief minister, was wounded in July 1993 as she …

Murder case against CBI officers over custodial death of Birbhum violence accused
2 years ago

Murder case against CBI officers over custodial death of Birbhum violence accused

India Today  

The West Bengal Police has named top CBI officers in the FIR over Birbhum accused, Lalan Sheikh’s custodial death. The FIR has the names of seven CBI officers, including CBI DIG, CBI SP and others in the Bogtui case, prime accused Lalan Sheikh's mysterious custodial death. Sheikh’s wife Reshma Bibi on Tuesday filed a complaint at Rampurhat Police Station, alleging …

Bogtui massacre: Mamata Banerjee condemns CBI custodial death; murder case filed
2 years ago

Bogtui massacre: Mamata Banerjee condemns CBI custodial death; murder case filed

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the death Bogtui massacre’s prime accused in the custody of central bureau of investigation. Lalan Sheikh, prime accused in the Bogtui massacre in which ten people were burnt alive in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in March this year, was found dead in CBI custody on Monday evening. While the …

West Bengal: Birbhum violence accused dies in CBI custody
2 years ago

West Bengal: Birbhum violence accused dies in CBI custody

India Today  

Lalon Sheikh, accused in the March 21 massacre at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, died in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation today. The accused was initially brought to CBI's temporary camp in Birbhum's Rampurhat, after which the court remanded him to the CBI's custody for further interrogation. Sources said that Sheikh's body was found hanging …

West Bengal: CBI Files 2 Chargesheets in March 21 Birbhum Violence
2 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal: CBI Files 2 Chargesheets in March 21 Birbhum Violence

News 18  

The CBI has filed two separate charge sheets in the killing of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh and the arson allegedly triggered by it in which nine people were burnt to death in Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on March 21, officials said on Monday. The CBI has named four persons as accused in its charge sheet filed in …

CBI Files Before HC Probe Progress Reports in Birbhum Killings, TMC Leader's Murder
2 years, 7 months ago

CBI Files Before HC Probe Progress Reports in Birbhum Killings, TMC Leader's Murder

News 18  

The CBI on Monday submitted before the Calcutta High Court probe progress reports in the Birbhum arson case, which left 10 people dead, and the murder of TMC panchayat deputy chief Bhadu Sheikh that allegedly led to the killings. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice R Bharadwaj, which ordered a CBI probe into the two incidents, …

Birbhum massacre: Woman succumbs to burn injuries; toll rises to 10
2 years, 7 months ago

Birbhum massacre: Woman succumbs to burn injuries; toll rises to 10

Firstpost  

Miscreants had thrown petrol bombs and set ablaze some 10 houses on fire in Bogtui village in the early hours of 20 March Rampurhat, West Bengal: A woman, who suffered burn injuries in the Rampurhat massacre in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in March, died on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment, police said. With this, 10 people have died of burn …

West Bengal: BJP worker’s body found hanging from a tree in Birbhum, political situation tense as family, party alleges murder
2 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal: BJP worker’s body found hanging from a tree in Birbhum, political situation tense as family, party alleges murder

Op India  

A BJP worker’s body has been found mysteriously hanging from a tree at Mallarpur town in Birbhum District, West Bengal. Graphic visuals, please view with caution: BJP Karyakarta Purna Chandra Nag Murdered and Hanged at Mollarpur, Birbhum District from OpIndia Videos on Vimeo. When the family was about to visit the police station to register a missing complaint, they found …

Birbhum violence: CBI arrests man who transported petrol used to set houses on fire
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum violence: CBI arrests man who transported petrol used to set houses on fire

Firstpost  

With this, the CBI has made six arrests in the case after taking over the probe from the West Bengal police on the direction of the Calcutta High Court Rampurhat: The CBI on Thursday arrested the e-rickshaw driver who allegedly transported the petrol that was used in setting ablaze the houses in Birbhum’s Bogtui village, leading to the death of …

CBI Arrests Man Who Transported Petrol Used in Birbhum Massacre, 6 Held So Far
2 years, 8 months ago

CBI Arrests Man Who Transported Petrol Used in Birbhum Massacre, 6 Held So Far

News 18  

The CBI on Thursday arrested the e-rickshaw driver who allegedly transported the petrol that was used in setting ablaze the houses in Birbhum’s Bogtui village, leading to the death of nine people, an official said. Also, his name cropped up in statements given by other suspects arrested and witnesses,” the CBI official told PTI. With this, the CBI has made …

CBI arrests one more person in Birbhum violence case
2 years, 8 months ago

CBI arrests one more person in Birbhum violence case

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday apprehended one more person in connection with the Birbhum killings, taking the total number of arrests made by the agency in the case to five, an official said. Nine people died of burn injuries after assailants threw petrol bombs at several houses in Bogtui village near Rampurhat town on March 21 following the …

Birbhum killings: HC orders CBI probe in TMC leader\'s murder
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum killings: HC orders CBI probe in TMC leader\'s murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a CBI investigation into the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh, in apparent retaliation to which nine persons were burnt to death in West Bengal's Birbhum district. Prayers were made before a division bench presided by Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava for ordering a CBI probe into the murder of Bhadu Sheikh …

Birbhum burning direct fallout of TMC leader's killing: CBI
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum burning direct fallout of TMC leader's killing: CBI

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation in its report has suggested that the Birbhum arson case which led to the death of nine villagers was the “direct fallout” of the killing of TMC panchayat leader Bhadu Sheikh who was murdered in Bogtui village that very night. According to the report submitted by the CBI before the Calcutta High Court, the incident …

Calcutta HC asks CBI to probe TMC leader's murder that preceded Birbhum violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC asks CBI to probe TMC leader's murder that preceded Birbhum violence

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court handed over the probe of the murder of Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal’s Birbhum, Bhadu Sheikh, to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Sheikh’s murder was followed by arson in Bogtui village, Rampurhat, Birbhum, that killed nine people, including two children. On March 21, a clash broke out between two groups over the murder of local …

Birbhum killings: CBI makes first arrests in case, nabs four suspects from Mumbai
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum killings: CBI makes first arrests in case, nabs four suspects from Mumbai

Firstpost  

Bappa SK, Sabu SK, Taj Mohammad and Serajul SK who had escaped to Mumbai from Bogtui after the violence were sheltered by people close to them, the agency said Rampurhat, West Bengal: CBI sleuths on Thursday nabbed four persons hailing from West Bengal from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the Birbhum killings, an officer of the agency said. These …

Birbhum Violence: CCTV Footage Showing Three Consecutive Explosive Attacks On Bhadu Sheikh Surfaces
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum Violence: CCTV Footage Showing Three Consecutive Explosive Attacks On Bhadu Sheikh Surfaces

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a chilling CCTV footage of Birbhum violence that surfaced 14 days after violence broke out in West Bengal’s Rampurhat in Birbhum district, the accused can be seen hurling three consecutive attacks on Trinamool Congress Panchayat leader of Bogtui village, Bhadu Sheikh. In the one-and-a-half minute footage, it can be seen that the accused came on a motorcycle …

Birbhum violence: Mamata Banerjee hands over job letters to victims' family members
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum violence: Mamata Banerjee hands over job letters to victims' family members

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over appointment letters to 10 family members of those who were killed in Birbhum district last month. CM Mamata had earlier promised government jobs to the kin of the deceased during her visit to Bogtui village where the alleged incident took place. Charred bodies of eight people were recovered from Bogtui …

Birbhum arson case: PM Modi to meet with Bengal BJP MPs on Wednesday
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum arson case: PM Modi to meet with Bengal BJP MPs on Wednesday

India Today  

In the wake of the Birbhum killings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bengal BJP MPs for a breakfast meeting on Wednesday. BJP MPs who are in Delhi for the ongoing budget session of Parliament received calls to join PM Modi at 8:30 am on Wednesday, apparently to discuss all that has happened since eight people were charred to death …

Birbhum violence: TMC leader Anarul Hussain, nine others at CBI camp for questioning
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum violence: TMC leader Anarul Hussain, nine others at CBI camp for questioning

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation brought 10 more accused in the Birbhum Rampurhat violence case, including local Trinamool Congress leader Anarul Hossain, to the CBI camp for questioning on Sunday. CBI officers also visited the village near here, where eight people were charred to death after their houses were set on fire, in a suspected fallout of a local TMC …

CBI begins probe into Birbhum massacre; sleuths visit scene of crime
2 years, 8 months ago

CBI begins probe into Birbhum massacre; sleuths visit scene of crime

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Calcutta high court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the Birbhum massacre in which eight people were burnt alive, sleuths of the central agency started their investigation on Saturday. A team comprising around 30 officials from the CBI’s Special Crime Branch and led by Deputy Inspector General Akhilesh Singh reached Rampurhat. On Friday a …

Birbhum violence: Firefighters waited for 10 hours to enter homes, says witness
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum violence: Firefighters waited for 10 hours to enter homes, says witness

Hindustan Times  

The fire-fighting personnel waited for ten hours to enter the burnt houses in Bengal's Birbhum district to recover the charred bodies, an eyewitness said on Saturday. According to the complainant, a sub inspector posted in Rampurhat police station, it was not possible to enter those burnt homes due to intense heat, PTI reported. The cop said the duty officer sub …

Birbhum arson: CBI names 21 in FIR, says houses set on fire with view to kill people inside
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum arson: CBI names 21 in FIR, says houses set on fire with view to kill people inside

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has named 21 suspects in its FIR in the Birbhum arson case. In Birbhum's Bogtui village in West Bengal on March 21, eight people, including women and children, were killed after miscreants set fire to ten houses. Further, the FIR states that an "unruly mob of 70-80 people" ransacked the houses of the victims and …

Birbhum killings: CBI team visits Rampurhat police station, site of violence after taking over case
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum killings: CBI team visits Rampurhat police station, site of violence after taking over case

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation team which is probing the Birbhum killings reached the site of the incident in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Rampurhat on Saturday. Earlier, the team visited the Rampurhat police station and took over various files and documents related to the case. THE CASE Eight people, including women and children, were killed after miscreants set fire …

CBI registers case in connection with Birbhum killings
2 years, 8 months ago

CBI registers case in connection with Birbhum killings

India Today  

The CBI has registered a case in connection with the killing of eight people in West Bengal's Birbhum district earlier this month. The Calcutta High Court took suo motu cognizance of the incident and directed the CBI to probe the matter. The West Bengal police have arrested local TMC leader Anarul Hossain in connection with the case. West Bengal CM …

Birbhum violence: BJP MP questions 'silence' of Opposition leaders
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum violence: BJP MP questions 'silence' of Opposition leaders

Firstpost  

Ballia: BJP MP Virender Singh Mast has questioned the “silence” of Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rahul Gandhi, and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over the Birbhum violence in West Bengal in which eight people were charred to death. Mast, former national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha, described the Birbhum violence as a crime against humanity. “Why …

Birbhum violence: Prodded by Mamata Banerjee, police arrest local TMC Congress boss
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum violence: Prodded by Mamata Banerjee, police arrest local TMC Congress boss

Firstpost  

The police on Thursday arrested local Trinamool Congress boss Anarul Hossain from near a hotel in the pilgrimage town of Tarapith. Rampurhat/Kolkata: Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took a tough stance and ordered hunting down of all suspected of involvement the Birbhum carnage including her party colleagues, police on Thursday arrested local Trinamool Congress boss Anarul Hossain …

Fact Check: No, victims of Birbhum violence were not Hindu tribals
2 years, 9 months ago

Fact Check: No, victims of Birbhum violence were not Hindu tribals

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee reached out to the victims’ families on Thursday, March 24, following the violence in the Bogtui village of the state’s Birbhum district where eight people were burnt to death. As per Mihilal, the eight deceased included Mihilal’s wife Sheli Bibi, 32, his daughter Tuli Khatun, 7, his mother Nurnehar Bibi, who was a 75-year-old …

Birbhum violence: TMC leader Anarul Hussain masterminded the massacre, alleges victim's relatives
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum violence: TMC leader Anarul Hussain masterminded the massacre, alleges victim's relatives

Op India  

Relatives of the deceased eight people who were mercilessly assaulted and burnt alive by unknown miscreants in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on the night of March 21 have named TMC block president Anarul Hussain as the key conspirator of the attack. NHRC sends notice to Mamata Banerjee govt seeking a report on massacre Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission issued …

Birbhum arson: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance, asks Bengal govt to submit report within 4 weeks
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum arson: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance, asks Bengal govt to submit report within 4 weeks

India Today  

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that eight persons, including women and children were allegedly burnt to death in Bogtui village in Rampurhat area of Birbhum district, West Bengal on March 22, after a TMC leader was killed in a bomb attack. The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the …

Birbhum Massacre: NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance, Directs State Gov To Submit Detailed Report Within 4 Weeks
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum Massacre: NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance, Directs State Gov To Submit Detailed Report Within 4 Weeks

Live Law  

The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that eight persons were allegedly burnt to death in Birbhum district of West Bengal after a TMC leader was killed in a bomb attack.The murder of a deputy pradhan in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday evening led to at least eight houses …

Mamata Banerjee slams local police over Birbhum arson case
2 years, 9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee slams local police over Birbhum arson case

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the local police for not acting immediately and said the Birbhum incident could have been avoided. READ | Who is Anirul Hossain, Trinamool Congress leader arrested in Birbhum arson case The West Bengal Chief Minister was in Bagtui village on Thursday to meet the kin of those who were killed in …

Birbhum violence: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan slams Mamata Banerjee over 'danav raj' in Bengal
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum violence: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan slams Mamata Banerjee over 'danav raj' in Bengal

Firstpost  

Chowdhury on Thursday visited the Bogtui village near Rampurhat in Birbhum in which the violence claimed eight lives on Tuesday Birbhum: Slamming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over Birbhum violence in which eight people were charred to death earlier this week, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that the TMC supremo had destroyed West Bengal by …

Mamata in Damage Control Mode, Slams Police Over Birbhum Carnage Before Ordering TMC Leader’s Arrest
2 years, 9 months ago

Mamata in Damage Control Mode, Slams Police Over Birbhum Carnage Before Ordering TMC Leader’s Arrest

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was in a damage control mode as she reached Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Thursday, and ordered the arrest of local Trinamool Congress worker after the killing of a TMC panchayat leader sparked off violence in which at least 10 were allegedly burnt alive. Banerjee had said yesterday that “nobody would …

Calcutta HC Reserves Verdict On Birbhum Violence
2 years, 9 months ago

Calcutta HC Reserves Verdict On Birbhum Violence

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in connection with the violence in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. This came a day after the Calcutta High Court took suo motu cognizance of the killing of eight people at Bogtui village. Earlier in the day, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee visited the Bogtui village …

Birbhum arson: Why Bengal remains prone to political violence
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum arson: Why Bengal remains prone to political violence

India Today  

Sajidur and Lily were among eight burnt alive in West Bengal political violence. CPI-M VERSUS TMC When Mamata Banerjee founded TMC and the Congress weakened subsequently, political clashes became frequent between the CPI-M cadre and her party workers and supporters. NEW VIOLENCE CYCLE Now, with Mamata Banerjee in her third term as chief minister, the Bengal political violence sees clashes …

Birbhum victims badly beaten up before being burnt alive: Autopsy report
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum victims badly beaten up before being burnt alive: Autopsy report

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata/Rampurhat: The eight people, including three women and two children, who were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district were badly beaten up before the carnage, their post-mortem examination has revealed. As per preliminary findings of the forensic experts, who conducted the tests on the charred bodies found inside the houses that were allegedly set on fire …

Birbhum killings: Mamata Banerjee to visit violence-hit district where 8 were burnt to death today
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum killings: Mamata Banerjee to visit violence-hit district where 8 were burnt to death today

Firstpost  

Banerjee said she would visit Bogtui village, where houses were set on fire shortly after a village panchayat deputy chief was murdered, to take stock of the situation Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that strict action would be taken against the perpetrators of violence in Birbhum district, where eight people were charred to death in …

PM Modi terms Birbhum incident \'heinous sin\', seeks stern action
2 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi terms Birbhum incident \'heinous sin\', seeks stern action

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought punishment and “no mercy” by the Mamata Banerjee government towards the culprits of the “heinous sin” in Birbhum, West Bengal, hours after the Calcutta high court took suo moto cognisance of the carnage, expressed “shock” over the horror and ordered the state government to file a status report by 2 pm on …

OPINION | Birbhum carnage: Justice should not only be done, but be seen to be done
2 years, 9 months ago

OPINION | Birbhum carnage: Justice should not only be done, but be seen to be done

India TV News  

On Monday night, a violent mob of 50 to 60 villagers attacked a row of houses with stones, bombs and bullets, and then set fire to them in Bogtui village near Rampurhat of West Bengal’s Birbhum district. On Wednesday, Calcutta High Court took suo motu cognisance when a division bench headed by Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj …

Birbhum violence: Autopsy report reveals victims were badly beaten up before being burnt alive
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum violence: Autopsy report reveals victims were badly beaten up before being burnt alive

India TV News  

Highlights The victims were first badly beaten up and then burnt alive, an official has said The police have so far arrested 20 people in connection with the case As many as 8 people, including three women and two children were burnt alive in Birbhum The eight people who were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district …

Birbhum killings: Police arrests local TMC boss after Mamata orders hunting down of all suspects
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum killings: Police arrests local TMC boss after Mamata orders hunting down of all suspects

India TV News  

Highlights Bengal police has arrested local TMC boss after Mamata orders hunting down of all suspects Local TMC boss Anarul Hossain was arrested from near a hotel in the pilgrimage town of Tarapith She visited house of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh, whose murder is suspected to have triggered carnage Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took a tough …

Newly-wed couple killed in Birbhum Arson
2 years, 9 months ago

Newly-wed couple killed in Birbhum Arson

India Today  

An eerie silence has gripped the Bagtui and Nanoor villages in West Bengal after a newly-wed couple became the victims of the Birbhum arson. The couple, Lily Khatoon and Qazi Sajidur, got married in January. Nearly a dozen houses were set ablaze in Rampurhat village in Bengal’s Birbhum district on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including two children. The …

Birbhum violence: PM Modi urges people of Bengal to never forgive perpetrators
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum violence: PM Modi urges people of Bengal to never forgive perpetrators

Firstpost  

The prime minister also assured the state government that whatever help it wants will be provided to take strict action against the culprits New Delhi: Expressing his condolences to the families of victims of the Birbhum violence in West Bengal in which eight people were charred to death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people of West Bengal to …

Birbhum violence: BJP delegation visits site, reiterates President's Rule demand
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum violence: BJP delegation visits site, reiterates President's Rule demand

Hindustan Times  

A Bharatiya Janata Party delegation led by leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari visited Rampurhat in Bengal's Birbhum district, where eight people were charred to death in the violence following the murder of a local Trinamool panchayat member. Adhikari-led BJP delegation's visit comes hours after the Calcutta high court directed the Central Forensic Science Laboratory to collect necessary evidence for the …

Birbhum Arson: Never forgive, says PM Modi, Congress demands President's Rule in Bengal
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum Arson: Never forgive, says PM Modi, Congress demands President's Rule in Bengal

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the Birbhum arson and urged the people of Bengal to “never forgive the perpetrators” and “those who encourage such criminals” in a scathing attack on the ruling Trinamool dispensation that is being accused of harbouring the miscreants. We want the CBI to investigate.” READ | Birbhum …

Birbhum violence: Attempts being made to shield guilty, alleges Bengal governor
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum violence: Attempts being made to shield guilty, alleges Bengal governor

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday launched an all out attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the Birbhum violence in which nine people including a panchayat member belonging to ruling Trinamool Congress were killed. In a strongly-worded letter, the governor wrote, "As usual, you have taken an accusatory stance at my restrained reaction to grisly carnage worst in …

Birbhum Violence: No One Will Be Spared; Someone Trying to Defame Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Alleges
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum Violence: No One Will Be Spared; Someone Trying to Defame Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Alleges

News 18  

After eight people were killed in violence that ensued after the death of a Trinamool Congress worker in a village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that she is not justifying the killings and she would visit Rampurbhat on Thursday. Condemning the incident, Banerjee said “no one will be spared” and alleged that this …

Birbhum arson not failure of law & order, says Bengal minister
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum arson not failure of law & order, says Bengal minister

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday, March 23, said that the Birbhum arson, which claimed eight lives, was unfortunate, but did not indicate a law-and-order failure. An SIT has been formed and an investigation has been launched,” the Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Bengal said. Nearly a dozen houses were set ablaze in Rampurhat village in Bengal’s Birbhum district on …

Birbhum violence case: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit site on Thursday
2 years, 9 months ago

Birbhum violence case: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit site on Thursday

Hindustan Times  

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Birbhum district Thursday, after violence claimed nine lives, including that of local leader of her ruling Trinamool. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee At least 23 persons have been held in connection with the case so far. The ministry of home affairs on Tuesday sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government …

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