Sandeshkhali violence: NHRC to depute team for on-spot inquiry, sends notice to West Bengal government and DGP
10 months ago

Sandeshkhali violence: NHRC to depute team for on-spot inquiry, sends notice to West Bengal government and DGP

India TV News  

Sandeshkhali violence: The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the West Bengal government and the state's police chief over reports alleging unabated human rights violations due to continued violence in restive Sandeshkhali, officials said today. Considering the gravity of the matter, the Commission has also decided to depute its team to ascertain facts by an on-spot inquiry into the incidents of violence of human rights in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, they said. The NHRC has taken "suo motu cognisance of print and electronic media reports that in Sandeshkhali, North 24th Paraganas, West Bengal, innocent and impoverished women have been harassed and sexually assaulted by a group of local gang of a political person, as a result of which, for last few days, local villagers have started protesting for appropriate legal action against the perpetrators of horrific crimes indulged by various goons and anti-social elements, when the local administration failed to take appropriate legal action against the perpetrators of crime," it said. The Commission has observed that the recent incidents in Sandeshkhali, as have been reported in various print and electronic media, "indicate prima facie violation of human rights, shocking the conscience".

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Sandeshkhali violence: SC dismisses Bengal govt’s plea against CBI probe
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali violence: SC dismisses Bengal govt’s plea against CBI probe

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the West Bengal government for not doing anything in the incidents related to land grabbing and sexual assault involving Trinamool Congress leaders in Sandeshkhali and dismissed a petition filed by the state challenging an order of the Calcutta high court transferring probe into 43 cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Senior advocate …

BJP alleges Muslim woman stripped, beaten for supporting party in Bengal: ‘Sandeshkhali in every village’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP alleges Muslim woman stripped, beaten for supporting party in Bengal: ‘Sandeshkhali in every village’

Hindustan Times  

The BJP, on Thursday, alleged that a Muslim woman - Rosonara Khatun, has been stripped and beaten in Coochbehar district, West Bengal, for supporting their party. BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya posted on X that there is a “Sandeshkhali in every village in Bengal”. The National Commission for Women took note of the alleged attack on a BJP woman …

Sandeshkhali Case: TMC Lodges ECI Complaint Seeking Criminal Proceedings Against NCW Chief Rekha Sharma, BJP Leaders
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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 …

‘Recovered items might have been brought in by the CBI’: Mamata Banerjee casts aspersions on arms seizure in Sandeshkhali
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Recovered items might have been brought in by the CBI’: Mamata Banerjee casts aspersions on arms seizure in Sandeshkhali

Op India  

Following the Central Bureau of Investigation’s seizure of arms, including foreign-made pistols, during raids across West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the central agencies, casting doubt on the authenticity of the operations. Banerjee’s remarks coincided with the West Bengal government’s move to approach the Supreme Court following the deployment of National Security Guard commandoes in Sandeshkhali alongside the …

Sandeshkhali: CBI files first case to probe land grabbing, sexual assault charges
7 months, 4 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 …

CBI team visits Sandeshkhali to probe alleged crimes against women, land-grabbing
8 months ago

CBI team visits Sandeshkhali to probe alleged crimes against women, land-grabbing

The Hindu  

“A 10-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation on April 20 visited Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged crimes against women and land-grabbing,” an official said. “One part of the team of the CBI visited houses of the victims in Sundarikhali area of Sandeshkhali and spoke to them individually, documenting their allegations,” he said. …

Sandeshkhali probe points to human rights violation: NHRC
8 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali probe points to human rights violation: NHRC

Hindustan Times  

There were several human rights violations in the troubled Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal, including forced migration, denial of the democratic right to vote, sexual exploitation of women and land grabbing, the National Human Rights Commission has said in its spot enquiry report. Central Bureau of Investigation officials take suspended Trinamool Congress strongman and Sandeshkhali incident accused Shahjahan Sheikh to …

CBI creates dedicated e-mail id for land grab victims in Bengal's Sandeshkhali
8 months, 1 week ago

CBI creates dedicated e-mail id for land grab victims in Bengal's Sandeshkhali

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has created a dedicated email ID, [email protected], for villagers of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal to report instances of land grabbing and other related crimes, officials said on Thursday. This move follows a Calcutta High Court order directing a court-monitored CBI probe into allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali. "The District Magistrate, …

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe in the Sandeshkhali incident
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into alleged crimes against women, land grabbing in Sandeshkhali
8 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into alleged crimes against women, land grabbing in Sandeshkhali

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on April 9 ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and forcible land grabbing in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, which had witnessed protests over the issues. Sivagnanam directed the CBI to file a comprehensive report on the alleged illegal conversion of agricultural land into water bodies for pisciculture after conducting a thorough inspection of …

Cop attacked inside police camp in Bengal's Sandeshkhali; TMC leaders detained
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Sandeshkhali a local incident, state government has acted: Mamata Banerjee
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali a local incident, state government has acted: Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The crimes that took place at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district were local incidents, and the state government has acted by arresting the accused persons, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said on Friday during a campaign rally at Alipurduar in North Bengal. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee In North Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party wrested seven of …

‘Even if 1% is true…’: Calcutta HC pulls up West Bengal govt on Sandeshkhali violence
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Even if 1% is true…’: Calcutta HC pulls up West Bengal govt on Sandeshkhali violence

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, while hearing the pleas that sought a probe into sexual harassment and alleged land grabbing, extortion and sexual crimes against local women by Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, expressed its discontent over the issue before the bench. The bench was hearing arguments seeking an independent probe into the harassment of women by Shahjahan and …

Sandeshkhali violence | ‘Highly shameful’ even if only 1% of claims true: Cal HC to Bengal govt.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali violence | ‘Highly shameful’ even if only 1% of claims true: Cal HC to Bengal govt.

The Hindu  

Observing that it would be “highly shameful” if even one percent of the allegations of sexual assault in Sandeshkhali were found to be true, the Calcutta High Court on April 4 said that West Bengal’s image as the safest State for women will fall. Petitioner-lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal submitted a voluminous compilation before the court which she said contained around 100 …

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Pleas Seeking Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Violence, Land Grabbing
8 months, 2 weeks ago

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Pleas Seeking Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Violence, Land Grabbing

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in various pleas seeking a probe into the alleged instances of violence against women and land grabbing which had occurred in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal under the watch of former Pradhan Shahjahan Sheikh, and his workers.Earlier, the Court had directed the investigation into the attack on ED officials allegedly at the behest …

ED grills Sheikh Shahjahan over lawful dealings in export-import transactions
8 months, 3 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 …

West Bengal ED Raids Multiple Locations In Sandeshkhali in Land-Grabbing Case Against Sheikh Shahjahan
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Sandeshkhali: CBI registers 3 cases against Shahjahan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: CBI registers 3 cases against Shahjahan

Deccan Chronicle  

KOLKATA: The CBI got Trinamul Congress strongman Shahjahan Sheikh’s custody from the West Bengal police on Wednesday evening, after taking over the probe into the violent mob attack on an Enforcement Directorate team during its raid on his house at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas and filing three FIRs against him into the incident. His handover took place following a …

PM Modi warns TMC at Bengal's Barasat rally: ‘Storm of Sandeshkhali will…’
9 months, 2 weeks 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: WB urgently seeks SC listing of plea against CBI probe transfer
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: WB urgently seeks SC listing of plea against CBI probe transfer

Live Mint  

The West Bengal government on 6 March urgently seeks Supreme Court hearing against Calcutta HC order for CBI probe into Sandeshkhali attack on ED officials in January. Earlier on Tuesday, the West Bengal government moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order directing a CBI probe into the Sandeshkhali matter, which pertains to the attack on ED officials. …

Sandeshkhali violence | CBI takes custody of TMC’s Sheikh Shahjahan
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

NCW recommends President’s rule in West Bengal in report on Sandeshkhali violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago

NCW recommends President’s rule in West Bengal in report on Sandeshkhali violence

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Women has recommended to President Droupadi Murmu that President’s rule be imposed in West Bengal in the aftermath of the violence in Sandeshkhali area of the State. In a 24-page report submitted to the President by NCW chairperson Ms. Rekha Sharma in New Delhi on March 05, the NCW also recommended the appointment of a Central …

Sandeshkhali: West Bengal Moves SC Against Calcutta HC Order Directing CBI probe In Attack On ED Officials
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: West Bengal Moves SC Against Calcutta HC Order Directing CBI probe In Attack On ED Officials

ABP News  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against Calcutta High Court order tranfering probe in attack on Enforcement Directorate officials in Sandeshkhali to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The high court has also asked the West Bengal police to handover all papers concerning the matter to the CBI, as well as the custody of prime accused Shahjahan …

Calcutta HC orders transfer of Sandeshkhali probe to CBI; Mamata govt gets jolt from Supreme Court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta HC orders transfer of Sandeshkhali probe to CBI; Mamata govt gets jolt from Supreme Court

India TV News  

Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered to transfer of the Sandeshkhali probe pertaining to the attack on ED officials to CBI, holding that the state police are "totally biased." Both the ED and the West Bengal government moved separate appeals challenging a single bench order which on January 17 ordered formation of a joint special investigation team of the CBI …

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Plea To Transfer Investigation Against Shahjahan Sheikh To CBI
9 months, 2 weeks ago

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Plea To Transfer Investigation Against Shahjahan Sheikh To CBI

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday was told by ASG SV Raju that the State police, which had arrested Shahjahan Sheikh-prime accused in the unrest in Sandeshkhali, was attempting to frustrate the investigation since they were in collusion with the accused.Counsel prayed that the investigation into the attacks on the ED officials at Sandeshkhali, be transferred to the Central Bureau …

Sandeshkhali residents celebrate arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh
9 months, 3 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
9 months, 3 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 …

Sandeshkhali unrest: Sheikh Shahjahan in ‘safe custody’ of Bengal police, claims BJP
9 months, 3 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 …

BJP on sit-in against 'worsening' law and order in West Bengal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP on sit-in against 'worsening' law and order in West Bengal

The Hindu  

The BJP began a two-day dharna in Kolkata to protest against the alleged worsening of law and order situation in West Bengal and atrocities on villagers by ruling TMC leaders in trouble-torn Sandeshkhali region. Several incidents of land grab and sexual abuse in Sandeshkhali are glaring examples of such a situation in the state," West Bengal BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya …

Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali can be arrested by CBI, ED or West Bengal Police: Court
9 months, 3 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 …

Bengal Governor's '72 hour' deadline to arrest Sandeshkhali accused
9 months, 3 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 …

Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan gets no relief in Calcutta HC, faces arrest
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan gets no relief in Calcutta HC, faces arrest

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Monday clarified there is no stay on the arrest of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of sexual assault of women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, PTI reported. The high court directed Shahjahan, Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation and West Bengal home secretary be impleaded as parties in the suo motu matter. ‘High court tied …

West Bengal Police arrest another TMC leader in Sandeshkhali; lodge FIR against Shajahan
9 months, 3 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 …

'Arrest Sheikh Shahjahan': High Court rebukes Bengal in Sandeshkhali case
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Arrest Sheikh Shahjahan': High Court rebukes Bengal in Sandeshkhali case

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress leader, Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of sexual assault and land grab by many women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, should be arrested, the Calcutta High Court said on Monday. "It is surprising to note that incidents in the area were reported to state police four years ago and that it has taken four years for the cases to mature …

WB: Independent fact-finding team en route to Sandeshkhali detained by police
9 months, 4 weeks ago

WB: Independent fact-finding team en route to Sandeshkhali detained by police

Live Mint  

The members of an independent fact-finding committee led by former Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narasimha Reddy were detained on Sunday by West Bengal Police when the team was en-rote to trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged incidents of atrocities on women. Fact-finding team's reaction to police's actions Fact-finding panel chief …

Sandeshkhali Protests: Members of independent fact-finding committee arrested
9 months, 4 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 …

Fact-finding panel members arrested en route to Sandeshkhali in WB
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Fact-finding panel members arrested en route to Sandeshkhali in WB

Deccan Chronicle  

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.Following the arrest, the committee members were brought to PHQ Lal Bazaar Kolkata.Saikat Ghosh, Deputy Commissioner, Bhangar Division, Kolkata Police, said while speaking to the media, "We were requesting them to not cross from here, …

TMC distances itself from brother of Sheikh Shahjahan, cops stop fact-finding committee from reaching Sandeshkhali
9 months, 4 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
9 months, 4 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 …

NHRC team visits Sandeshkhali for second day; Suvendu likens situation to Nandigram
9 months, 4 weeks ago

NHRC team visits Sandeshkhali for second day; Suvendu likens situation to Nandigram

The Hindu  

An NHRC team visited trouble-torn Sandeshkhali for the second consecutive day on February 24 to investigate into allegations of land-grabbing by some TMC leaders. A CPI delegation led by Minakshi Mukhopadhyay also visited the strife-hit region in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal even as an uneasy calm prevailed with police patrolling the area. Meanwhile, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari …

Sandeshkhali: NCST probe team claims Tribals tortured, MNREGA wages forcibly taken
10 months ago

Sandeshkhali: NCST probe team claims Tribals tortured, MNREGA wages forcibly taken

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A team of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, which visited West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, has learnt that TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his associates, accused of land grab and sexual assault under coercion, have forcibly been taking MNREGA wages from poor tribal families and torture them for voting against the state’s ruling party. The three-member NCST team led …

Trinamool minister visits Sandeshkhali, claims assault allegations 'fake'
10 months 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 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 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 …

‘Order from Delhi is to keep Sandeshkhali issue alive until....’: Trinamool
10 months ago

‘Order from Delhi is to keep Sandeshkhali issue alive until....’: Trinamool

Hindustan Times  

A fresh row erupted over Sandeshkhali on Friday as several women leaders including BJP MP Locker Chatterjee were detained on their way to the area citing Section 144. Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh said probably the instruction from Delhi is to keep the Sandeshkhali issue alive until Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in West Bengal in March as every day BJP …

ED Raids TMC Sheikh Shahjahan, Accused In Sandeshkhali Violence, Files Case
10 months ago

ED Raids TMC Sheikh Shahjahan, Accused In Sandeshkhali Violence, Files Case

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate has carried out searches against Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh, who is accused in the violence in Sandeshkhali, at six places in West Bengal, including Howrah and Birati, in an old money laundering case. These raids are part of a new Enforcement Case Information Report linked with Shahjahan in a land-grabbing matter, ANI reported, citing agency sources. …

Fresh protests erupt in Sandeshkhali; tribal panel records statement
10 months ago

Fresh protests erupt in Sandeshkhali; tribal panel records statement

Hindustan Times  

Fresh protests erupted in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Friday as dozens of women hit the streets and set ablaze a thatched structure linked to Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, seeking his and his aides’ arrest over allegations of sexual assault and land grabbing, even as state police chief Rajeev Kumar pledged action against the perpetrators. …

Sandeshkhali witnesses fresh tensions; Bengal BJP chief removed from village
10 months ago

Sandeshkhali witnesses fresh tensions; Bengal BJP chief removed from village

The Hindu  

Fresh protests erupted in Sandeshkhali on February 22 against alleged “land grabbing” by Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother Sheikh Sirajuddin. Senior police officers including Deputy Inspector General of Police Basirhat Bhaskar Mukherjee and Superintendent of Police Basirhat Hossain Mehdi Rahman assured residents that their complaints will be registered. During the day, State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar visited Sandeshkhali and …

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