West Bengal Police arrest another TMC leader in Sandeshkhali; lodge FIR against Shajahan
9 months, 4 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 villagers had attacked Maiti a couple of days back for his alleged ties with Shajahan and his group, accused of land grabbing and sexual assault on local women. The police action comes after a TMC delegation visited the restive Sandeshkhali for the second consecutive day on Sunday and heard the grievances of villagers who have been protesting against alleged atrocities by local leaders of the ruling party.

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Sambhal violence Godhra-like conspiracy, arrest Samajwadi MP Zia ur Rahman Warq, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
4 weeks ago

Sambhal violence Godhra-like conspiracy, arrest Samajwadi MP Zia ur Rahman Warq, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh

India Today  

As the political blame game over the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal amid a mosque survey intensifies, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday said that the incident is part of a larger conspiracy and called for the arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rahman Warq. He also demanded the arrest of Sambhal MP and Samajwadi Party leader Zia-ur-Rahman Warq, who has …

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 …

2 TMC leaders arrested in Mamata Banerjee’s drive against govt land grabbers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

2 TMC leaders arrested in Mamata Banerjee’s drive against govt land grabbers

Hindustan Times  

A drive launched by the Mamata Banerjee administration last month against the illegal occupants of government land in West Bengal has Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar said, “The arrests have been made during the drive ordered by the chief minister. Uttam Roy, a BJP leader who was the district secretary of the party’s peasants’ front till recently, was arrested on …

West Bengal police arrests TMC leader for brutal assault on couple
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal police arrests TMC leader for brutal assault on couple

India TV News  

Late on Sunday, the West Bengal Police arrested a local TMC leader identified as Tajemul, also known as JCB, on charges of brutally assaulting a couple allegedly involved in an illicit relationship. The West Bengal Police announced the arrest on X, stating that the accused was promptly identified and arrested for publicly assaulting a woman. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of …

Attack on ED officers: CBI files chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, 6 others
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

India TV News  

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

CBI files chargesheet against suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali ED attack case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

New Indian Express  

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

West Bengal: Sandeshkhali TMC worker detained for 'molesting' minor girl
7 months ago

West Bengal: Sandeshkhali TMC worker detained for 'molesting' minor girl

India TV News  

A TMC worker was detained for allegedly molesting a minor girl in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, the police said. According to the complaint filed by the girl’s mother, the accused "somehow" entered their house on Friday night and molested the minor. The riverine Sandeshkhali area — situated on the borders of the Sundarbans, about 100 km from Kolkata — had been …

Sandeshkhali on the boil again over allegations of a woman’s abduction
7 months, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Sandeshkhali 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, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Sandeshkhali case: Woman withdraws charges against TMC men, says, ’BJP forced me’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Mint  

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

‘Arrest Mamata, declare TMC a terror outfit’, demands BJP leader after CBI searches at premises of Sandeshkhali accused
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

How CBI found arms and ammunition from Sheikh Shahjahan's aide's Sandeshkhali home
7 months, 3 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 …

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 …

TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan cries in police van, BJP takes a jibe
8 months ago

TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan cries in police van, BJP takes a jibe

Op India  

Former All India Trinamool Congress goon Sheikh Shahjahan broke down while meeting his family from inside a police vehicle following a court appearance in Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court on 23rd April. Sheikh Shahjahan who was literally being escorted by cops when he was arrested is now in CBI custody and broke down when produced in court pic.twitter.com/vYaELtscd1 — Akshita Nandagopal April …

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. …

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, …

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 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 …

Mamata handled Sandeshkhali developments ‘incredibly well’, says Saayoni Ghosh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata handled Sandeshkhali developments ‘incredibly well’, says Saayoni Ghosh

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress may have fielded actor-politician Saayoni Ghosh from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha segment, a party stronghold on the southern fringes of Kolkata, but that hasn’t granted her immunity to battling voters’ perceptions on one of West Bengal’s most pressing issues in the parliamentary polls — Sandeshkhali. Even as the 31-year-old youth leader made no attempts to hide her …

Sandeshkhali accused used shell firms to divert profits: ED
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali accused used shell firms to divert profits: ED

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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 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: TMC candidate Rachna Banerjee cast aspersions on testimonies of women
9 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali: TMC candidate Rachna Banerjee cast aspersions on testimonies of women

Op India  

Hours after being declared the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Hoogly Lok Sabha constituency, popular Bengali actress Rachna Banerjee on Sunday cast aspersions on the sexual violence faced by women in Sandeshkhali village of West Bengal. In a tweet, she said, “Trinamool’s candidate from Hooghly dismisses women’s harassment claims in Sandeshkhali, casting doubt on their credibility. Sandeshkhali horror On 8th …

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 …

Sheikh Shahjahan produced before Basirhat court, CBI books him for 'attempt to murder'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sheikh Shahjahan produced before Basirhat court, CBI books him for 'attempt to murder'

Op India  

Days after the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahn in connection to the attack on Enforcement Directorate and Central Armed Police Forces personnel, the CBI has now booked the ‘suspended’ Trinamool Congress leader for ‘attempt to murder.’ As per reports, a total of 3 FIRs were lodged against him in two cases of assault against ED officials and CAPF personnel. #WATCH | …

CBI raids TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s house, market in Sandeshkhali
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

West Bengal: CBI 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 …

West Bengal: CBI searches suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house in Sandeshkhali
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

India TV News  

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

Sandeshkhali: 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 …

Bengal Police hands over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI after high court sets deadline
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Police hands over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI after high court sets deadline

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, a prime accused in the case related to attack on ED officials in January this year, was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation by the state police on the orders of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday. “Shahjahan, who was in custody of the Criminal Investigation Department of the state police, was handed …

Sandeshkhali accused Sheikh Shahjahan handed over to CBI
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali accused Sheikh Shahjahan handed over to CBI

Hindustan Times  

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

PM Modi meets Sandeshkhali women who alleged sexual assault by Sheikh Shahjahan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi meets Sandeshkhali women who alleged sexual assault by Sheikh Shahjahan

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met women, who alleged sexual assault by suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali. Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas has been on the boil after several women accused local Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides of sexually assaulting them. However, they have received a setback from the high court …

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 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 …

TMC govt refuses to hand over Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI despite HC order, moves SC
9 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC govt refuses to hand over Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI despite HC order, moves SC

Live Mint  

The West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order for the Central Bureau of Investigation to be handed over the custody of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in the Sandeshkhali case. Before the Bengal government's action, the Calcutta High Court had directed that the CBI be handed over the case of attack on ED officials …

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 …

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 …

Women in a village were sexually assaulted for years. Now they are fighting back
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Women in a village were sexually assaulted for years. Now they are fighting back

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sandeshkhali in India's West Bengal, located nearly 75km from …

Why didn’t Shahjahan’s arrest warrant mention crimes against women, asks BJP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why didn’t Shahjahan’s arrest warrant mention crimes against women, asks BJP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday launched an attack on the West Bengal government following the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, who had been on the run since January 5, saying that he was under the state government’s protection. BJP leader Sudanshu Trivedi BJP national spokesperson Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi in a press conference here alleged that …

Bengal CID to probe Sheikh Shahjahan case after the TMC leader was arrested
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal CID to probe Sheikh Shahjahan case after the TMC leader was arrested

Op India  

On 29th February, the investigation into cases filed against Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan who was taken into custody in Minakhan, North 24 Parganas district, was taken over by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department. He was taken away from the Bermajur – II Gram Panchayat area, after he managed to negotiate a deal with the Mamata Police, through influential …

TMC suspends Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs: ‘Now take action against Brij Bhushan’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC suspends Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs: ‘Now take action against Brij Bhushan’

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday suspended Sheikh Shahjahan, the main accused of the Sandeshkhali case where several women have been sexually assaulted for days and their land was grabbed. Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested by the West Bengal police in the early hours on Thursday. Hours after the restriction was lifted, West Bengal Police arrested Sheikh Shahjahan and not any central …

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 …

Not Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahjahan arrested for attack on ED
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Not Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahjahan arrested for attack on ED

Op India  

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

Who is Sheikh Shahjahan, the controversial TMC leader of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Sheikh Shahjahan, the controversial TMC leader of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal?

Hindustan Times  

Sheikh Shahjahan, the Trinamool Congress strongman of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, was arrested by the state police early on Thursday morning after almost two months of being on the run. State advocate general Kishore Datta informed the Calcutta high court earlier this week that 43 FIRs involving him were registered in the last four years. The Calcutta high court …

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 …

TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan arrested, sent to 10-day police custody
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan arrested, sent to 10-day police custody

Hindustan Times  

In a major breakthrough, Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district was arrested by the state police in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. Elaborating on the arrest, Supratim Sarkar, ADG - South Bengal, told media persons, “Shahjahan was arrested late on Wednesday night from Bamanpukur area at Minakhan in North 24 …

Who is TMC's Sheikh Shahjahan, arrested in relation to attack on ED officials?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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