West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said that the state police have been given complete freedom to take firm and immediate action against crimes targeting women, stressing that officers should not wait for political or administrative instructions before acting within the framework of the law. Speaking during a discussion on the budgetary demands of...
The principal accused in the shocking rape and murder case from Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district was killed during a police encounter in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. The development comes just days after the brutal crime triggered widespread public outrage and intensified demands for swift justice. According to the...
A fresh political confrontation has erupted in West Bengal over the handling and reporting of crime statistics, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responding sharply to allegations made by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The exchange has once again brought the state’s law-and-order situation into the political spotlight, highlighting the ongoing tussle between the ruling...
In a significant development in an ongoing criminal investigation, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jahangir Khan was arrested by the West Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) near the India-Nepal border after allegedly remaining on the run for several days. The arrest marks a major breakthrough for investigators pursuing multiple allegations linked to extortion and other...
Kolkata: On Saturday, the West Bengal Police used lathi charges against protesters in central Kolkata as they tried to break through barricades during the ‘Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan’, a march aimed at the state secretariat to seek justice for the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College Hospital on August...