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 Monday. The Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, had earlier announced the date for ‘some big development in Bengal politics’. He also claimed that ‘a big dacoit’ from the state would be put behind bars.

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How CBI found arms and ammunition from Sheikh Shahjahan's aide's Sandeshkhali home
7 months, 4 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 …

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe in the Sandeshkhali incident
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe in the Sandeshkhali incident

Op India  

On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a court-monitored CBI investigation to probe the allegations of Sandeshkhali locals who had levelled serious allegations of extortion, land grabbing, and institutional sexual assault against TMC strongmen Shahjahan Sheikh and his accomplices. #WATCH | On the Calcutta High Court order in the Sandeshkhali case, Advocate Alok Srivastav says, "A landmark order has been …

Bengal: CBI arrests Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother, two others for attack on ED team
9 months, 1 week ago

Bengal: CBI arrests Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother, two others for attack on ED team

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday arrested Sheikh Alamgir, the younger brother of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, and two others in connection with the January 5 attack on Enforcement Directorate officials who raided Shahjahan’s home, officials of the federal agency said. Sheikh Shahjahan, who is alleged to have masterminded the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali on …

Sheikh Shahjahan's brother, two others arrested by CBI in Sandeshkhali case
9 months, 1 week 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: CBI concludes search at the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan in North 24 Parganas
9 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: CBI concludes search at the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan in North 24 Parganas

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday concluded a search at the residence of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, in connection with the Sandehskhali case, in which four officials from the Directorate of Enforcement came under attack while raiding the residence of the leader at Sandeshkhali village in the district. Issuing a …

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 …

Sheikh Shahjahan arrested: Trinamool credits Abhishek Banerjee, BJP dubs it scripted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheikh Shahjahan arrested: Trinamool credits Abhishek Banerjee, BJP dubs it scripted

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Thursday hailed the arrest of absconding party leader Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of torturing villagers in trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area, and said it was possible only after the Calcutta high court cleared the decks and accused the opposition of exploiting the earlier "embargo" on his arrest. Kunal Ghosh also claimed that TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee had …

PM Modi likely to meet Sandeshkhali victims, reveals Suvendu Adhikari
10 months ago

PM Modi likely to meet Sandeshkhali victims, reveals Suvendu Adhikari

Op India  

In a major claim on Monday, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could soon visit violence-hit Sandeshkhali and meet the women victims who have raised allegations of systemic sexual harassment and rape against TMC leaders. In an exclusive Interview with India Today TV, LoP Adhikari stated that PM Modi is likely to pay …

TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man
1 year, 7 months ago

TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Friday demanded the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari following Thursday’s incident in which a man died after allegedly being knocked down by a car of Adhikari’s convoy at Chandipur in East Medinipur district. People took to street to protest the death of villager who was allegedly killed after being hit by a convoy …

Sadhu found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, BJP claims 'done to avenge Atiq Ahmed's death'
1 year, 8 months ago

Sadhu found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, BJP claims 'done to avenge Atiq Ahmed's death'

India Today  

Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday claimed that a sadhu found dead in Birbhum district was killed “to avenge” the murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed. They kill and hang people and something similar happened with the sadhu,” Suvendu Adhikari said on the sidelines of a BJP workers’ meeting in Reyapara, Nandigram in East Midnapore district. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

TMC leader among 15 arrested for youth’s murder in Bengal’s Birbhum
2 years, 1 month ago

TMC leader among 15 arrested for youth’s murder in Bengal’s Birbhum

Hindustan Times  

Kajal Shah, a Trinamool Congress leader, and 14 of his associates were arrested in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Sunday for allegedly murdering Faizul Sheikh, a local youth, during a clash over control of a sand quarry, police said. The clash took place on Saturday night and continued till Sunday morning at Bansjhor village near Birbhum’s Siuri town, a district …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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: 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 …

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 …

Birbhum Violence: They Have Threatened to Kill Us Once They’re Out on Bail, Says Rampurhat Woman
2 years, 8 months ago

Birbhum Violence: They Have Threatened to Kill Us Once They’re Out on Bail, Says Rampurhat Woman

News 18  

Even as the Calcutta high court on Friday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the violence in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, allegations of intimidation continue to surface. Eight people were burnt alive in their homes by a mob in Bogtui village in Rampurhat area in the district, following the killing of local Trinamool Congress’s Panchayat leader Bhadu Sheikh …

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 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 …

Suvendu Adhikari seeks court-monitored CBI probe into murder of two councillors
2 years, 9 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari seeks court-monitored CBI probe into murder of two councillors

India Today  

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday demanded that a court-monitored probe by the CBI be held into the murders of two elected councillors, one of Trinamool Congress and the other of Congress, in North 24 Parganas and Purulia districts respectively. READ | Suvendu Adhikari skips Bengal BJP's mega review meet in Kolkata "The wife of the slain TMC councillor …

Relief for Suvendu Adhikari as Calcutta HC stays proceedings in 3 cases
3 years, 3 months ago

Relief for Suvendu Adhikari as Calcutta HC stays proceedings in 3 cases

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered a stay of proceedings in three cases against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari and also said that no coercive action can be taken against him. Suvendu Adhikari has been named in the FIR in three cases, including the death of his former bodyguard Subhabrata Chakraborty, alleged to be a murder. During the arguments, the …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari summoned by CID in connection with his bodyguard’s death case
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari summoned by CID in connection with his bodyguard’s death case

India TV News  

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday was summoned by CID in connection with the unnatural death case of his guard Subhabrata Chakraborty. In July, West Bengal CID officials visited house of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikary in connection with the probe into death of his security personnel around three years ago, a senior officer had said. Besides, talking …

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