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 in the washroom of CBI camp office in Rampurhat. The court ordered the accused be kept in CBI custody for six days.

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CBI takes over probe in Bhuneshwar Sahu murder case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

CBI takes over probe in Bhuneshwar Sahu murder case

The Hindu  

The CBI has taken over the probe into the killing of a 22-year-old man during communal violence in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district last year and registered an FIR against 12 people, officials said on April 27. According to procedure, the CBI re-registered the state police FIR that named 12 people as accused in the case, the officials said. The CBI has …

Chhattisgarh: CBI takes over investigation in Bhuneshwar Sahu murder case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: CBI takes over investigation in Bhuneshwar Sahu murder case

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the probe into the murder of a 22-year-old man, Bhuneshwar Sahu, in communal violence in the state's Bemetara district last year. The CBI has taken over the state police FIR against Nawab Khan, Jalil Khan, Basir Khan, Mukhtar Mohd, Safiq Mohd, Abdul Khan, Akbar Khan, Mohd Janab, Ayub Khan, Nizamuddin, Rashid Khan …

CID hands over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI on Calcutta HC order
9 months, 2 weeks ago

CID hands over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI on Calcutta HC order

Op India  

The Crime Investigation Department handed over the suspended Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali, to the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday, following the Calcutta High Court’s directive. Issuing a contempt notice to the West Bengal CID, the Calcutta High Court observed on Wednesday that an investigation into the attack on …

CBI gets Sheikh Shahjahan, Bengal Police hands over custody after court order
9 months, 2 weeks ago

CBI gets Sheikh Shahjahan, Bengal Police hands over custody after court order

India Today  

The West Bengal Police handed over the custody of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan to the CBI after a fresh directive by the Calcutta High Court. Calcutta High Court today observed that the investigation into the attack on ED officials should be handed over to CBI and the custody of accused Sheikh Shahjahan be done today. Earlier in the …

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner
1 year, 5 months ago

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner

Hindustan Times  

Fifteen months ago, the widely shared photograph of Mihilal Sheikh was one of tragedy -- a man broken by the sight of his charred home, and the deaths of 10 people he most loved. The chasm reached its nadir in May, when the BJP fielded a 21-year old Merina Bibi, Mihilal Sheikh’s niece, as its candidate from seat 14 in …

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner
1 year, 5 months ago

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner

Hindustan Times  

Fifteen months ago, the widely shared photograph of Mihilal Sheikh was one of tragedy -- a man broken by the sight of his charred home, and the deaths of 10 people he most loved. The chasm reached its nadir in May, when the BJP fielded a 21-year old Merina Bibi, Mihilal Sheikh’s niece, as its candidate from seat 14 in …

Custodial death of Rampurhat massacre accused Lalan Sheikh a loss of face for the CBI
1 year, 11 months ago

Custodial death of Rampurhat massacre accused Lalan Sheikh a loss of face for the CBI

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2022 11:39 IST The death of Lalan Sheikh, the main accused in the Rampurhat massacre case, when he was in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation has stirred up a major political storm in West Bengal. On December 12, Lalan Sheikh’s body was found hanging in the toilet of a CBI camp office in …

DIG-rank CID officer to supervise probe into Lalan Sheikh’s death in CBI custody
1 year, 11 months ago

DIG-rank CID officer to supervise probe into Lalan Sheikh’s death in CBI custody

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court has ordered that a deputy inspector general -rank officer of the West Bengal Police’s Criminal Investigation Department will supervise the probe into the death in the Central Bureau of Investigation custody of Lalan Sheikh, a prime accused in the killing of 10 people in March in retaliation to the murder of a ruling Trinamool Congress leader. …

Bengal CID quizzes accused who was in CBI custody when Lalan Sheikh was found dead
2 years ago

Bengal CID quizzes accused who was in CBI custody when Lalan Sheikh was found dead

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department on Thursday questioned an accused in the Bogtui massacre case, Jahangir Sheikh, who was present in the Central Bureau of Investigation’s custody when a prime accused in the case Lalan Sheikh was found dead in the federal agency’s custody earlier this week, a senior police official said. Bengal CID sleuths will also visit the …

Birbhum Massacre Accused Custodial Death: Calcutta HC Restrains CID From Taking Coercive Action Against CBI Officers
2 years ago

Birbhum Massacre Accused Custodial Death: Calcutta HC Restrains CID From Taking Coercive Action Against CBI Officers

Live Law  

In an important development, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department not to take any coercive action against officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the Birbhum massacre case. On December 12, Lalan Sheikh, a prime accused in the Birbhum massacre case, was found …

West Bengal police name 7 CBI officials in FIR in custodial death case
2 years ago

West Bengal police name 7 CBI officials in FIR in custodial death case

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal police have named seven Central Bureau of Investigation officials including a deputy inspector general and a superintendent of police in connection with the death of Bogtui massacre case prime accused in the federal agency’s custody on Monday. “Seven CBI officials, including the investigating officer of the Bogtui massacre case, have been named in the FIR on the …

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 …

Why Birbhum case accused's death could be another Bengal-Centre flashpoint
2 years ago

Why Birbhum case accused's death could be another Bengal-Centre flashpoint

India Today  

The West Bengal Police has booked top CBI officials, including its DIG and SP, 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. Lalon Sheikh was arrested in December after 10 people, including women and children, were burnt alive at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s …

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 …

On death of Bengal massacre accused in CBI custody, TMC, BJP leaders spar
2 years ago

On death of Bengal massacre accused in CBI custody, TMC, BJP leaders spar

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra on Monday reacted over the death of Lalan Sheikh, the prime accused in the March 21 massacre in West Bengal's Bogtui village, in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation and demanded “serious inquiry” in the case. The family of the accused has said that he was beaten to death in the custody; the …

Arrest Suvendu Adhikari: Trinamool leader on Birbhum accused's custodial death
2 years ago

Arrest Suvendu Adhikari: Trinamool leader on Birbhum accused's custodial death

India Today  

Subhendu Adhikari should be arrested and questioned over the Birbhum massacre accused Lalan Sheikh’s mysterious death in CBI custody, Trinamool Congress’s Kunal Ghosh said. The remarks came a day after Lalan Sheikh, the key accused in the bomb attack that killed Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh and others in Rampurhat, was found dead in CBI custody in Bengal’s Birbhum on …

Arrest Suvendu Adhikari: Trinamool leader on Birbhum accused's custodial death
2 years ago

Arrest Suvendu Adhikari: Trinamool leader on Birbhum accused's custodial death

India Today  

Subhendu Adhikari should be arrested and questioned over the Birbhum massacre accused Lalan Sheikh’s mysterious death in CBI custody, Trinamool Congress’s Kunal Ghosh said. The remarks came a day after Lalan Sheikh, the key accused in the bomb attack that killed Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh and others in Rampurhat, was found dead in CBI custody in Bengal’s Birbhum on …

CBI initiates enquiry in custodial death of Birbhum violence accused
2 years ago

CBI initiates enquiry in custodial death of Birbhum violence accused

India Today  

A departmental enquiry into the custodial death of Birbhum violence accused Lalon Sheikh has been initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. 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. READ: Birbhum arson: Why Bengal remains prone to political violence A report was …

West Bengal: Mamata condemns death of Bogtui violence accused in CBI custody; CID to probe
2 years ago

West Bengal: Mamata condemns death of Bogtui violence accused in CBI custody; CID to probe

India TV News  

West Bengal : A day after Bogtui violence-accused Lalan Sheikh died in CBI custody in West Bengal's Birbhum district, state CID on Tuesday was ordered to probe into the death which was condemned by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Sheikh, a prime accused in Bogtui violence, was found hanging on Monday in the washroom of the camp office set up in …

Birbhum massacre: CBI arrests slain TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh’s brother
2 years ago

Birbhum massacre: CBI arrests slain TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh’s brother

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested the brother of slain Trinamool Congress leader whose murder led to the March 21 massacre at Bogtui village in Bengal’s Birbhum district, officials said. The CBI also arrested one Lalan Sheikh, another suspect in the Birhum massacre, from Jharkhand on Sunday CBI said, Jahangir Sheikh, the younger brother of TMC panchayat leader …

West Bengal: CBI arrests another prime suspect in Bogtui massacre case
2 years ago

West Bengal: CBI arrests another prime suspect in Bogtui massacre case

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday arrested another prime suspect in the March 21 massacre case at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district where 10 people, nine of whom were women, were killed. Anarul Hossain, the former Rampurhat community block-1 unit president of the Trinamool Congress, ‘not only ordered the massacre but also supervised it while keeping the …

West Bengal: CBI arrests accused Lalan Sheikh in connection with Bogtui blaze murder
2 years ago

West Bengal: CBI arrests accused Lalan Sheikh in connection with Bogtui blaze murder

India TV News  

West Bengal: The CBI arrested Lalan Sheikh in connection with the case relating to the death of 10 people after their houses were set ablaze in West Bengal's Birbhum district earlier this year. Lalan Sheikh was arrested on Sunday and reports say that he was a close aide of the deceased, Bhadu Sheikh who got murdered after a calculated blast …

CBI arrests main conspirator in Bhadu Sheikh's murder case
2 years, 3 months ago

CBI arrests main conspirator in Bhadu Sheikh's murder case

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested the main conspirator in the TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh’s murder from Rampurhat in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. The absconding accused, Shona Seikh, who is a resident of Bogtui Purbapara village in West Bengal, was arrested during the further investigation of a case related to the murder of Bhadu Sheikh. It was also alleged …

CBI arrests 7 people for murder during post-poll violence in West Bengal
2 years, 4 months ago

CBI arrests 7 people for murder during post-poll violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

Highlights CBI arrested 7 people in connection with the murder of a man in May, 2021 CBI arrested the accused from Cooch Behar, Jaipur, and Kolkata after sustained surveillance Large-scale violence erupted in Bengal after the results of the assembly elections were announced Post-poll violence in West Bengal: The CBI has arrested seven people in connection with the murder of …

CBI files chargesheet against four accused in Bhadu Sheikh's murder case
2 years, 6 months ago

CBI files chargesheet against four accused in Bhadu Sheikh's murder case

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet in the killing of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh at Rampurhat, which preceded the major arson at Bogtui village which left nine dead in March. CBI has filed a chargesheet against four accused in the competent court in a case related to the murder of Shri Bhadu Sk, a resident of Bogtui …

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 …

'Parallel Enquiry': Plea Filed Against BJP Panel Probing Into Birbhum Massacre, Calcutta High Court Seeks Response From CBI & State
2 years, 6 months ago

'Parallel Enquiry': Plea Filed Against BJP Panel Probing Into Birbhum Massacre, Calcutta High Court Seeks Response From CBI & State

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the State government as well the Central Bureau of Investigation in a plea against the constitution of a five-member fact-finding committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party to probe into the violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal, in which ten persons were killed allegedly in retaliation to the murder of local …

Birbhum Massacre| Calcutta HC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Bail Of Two Juvenile Accused Allegedly Granted Bail Without Inspecting Case Diary
2 years, 7 months ago

Birbhum Massacre| Calcutta HC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Bail Of Two Juvenile Accused Allegedly Granted Bail Without Inspecting Case Diary

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on plea seeking cancellation of bail of two juvenile persons accused in the case pertaining to the violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal, in which ten persons were killed allegedly in retaliation to the murder of local All India Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh. The Court had earlier also transferred …

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 …

Breaking: Birbhum Massacre| Calcutta HC Takes On Record CBI Report, Reserves Order In Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Murder Of TMC Leader Bhadu Sheikh
2 years, 8 months ago

Breaking: Birbhum Massacre| Calcutta HC Takes On Record CBI Report, Reserves Order In Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Murder Of TMC Leader Bhadu Sheikh

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took on record the preliminary report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the investigation into the violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal, in which 8 persons were killed allegedly in retaliation to the murder of local All India Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh. The Court reserved its order in a batch …

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 …

Bengal governor summons CM Mamata Banerjee over Birbhum violence: 'Increased lawlessness and violence'
2 years, 8 months ago

Bengal governor summons CM Mamata Banerjee over Birbhum violence: 'Increased lawlessness and violence'

India TV News  

Highlights "Recent alarmingly worrisome developments. make it imperative that you spare time for interaction" "Already cliff hanging governance in state.has recently been further strained" 8 people were charred to death in Birbhum Birbhum/Rampurhat Violence News: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday shot off a strongly-worded letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over Birbhum violence and the scuffle that broke …

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 …

Day 2 of CBI probe in Bengal violence amid deepening political row
2 years, 8 months ago

Day 2 of CBI probe in Bengal violence amid deepening political row

Hindustan Times  

A CBI team was in Bengal's Birbhum for the second day on Sunday to probe the latest violence case in the state, which has reached parliament and the Supreme Court. Eight people - six women and two children - were burnt to death in the horrific incident that has triggered a fresh political row between the Trinamool Congress and the …

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 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 …

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