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Bengal Political Killings: Zero In Records, Different Story On Ground
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows that West Bengal reported 47 political murders from 2014 to 2021. However, since 2022, NCRB data shows zero political killings in the state
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From Air Force Veteran To Suvendu Adhikari's Aide: Who Was Chandranath Rath?
Chandranath Rath, the close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari who was shot dead in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, had travelled an unusual path — from serving in the Indian Air Force to becoming one of the opposition leader's most truste
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"Cold-Blooded Murder": Suvendu Adhikari On His Aide's Killing
In a shocking development within 48 hours of the assembly poll verdict, Rath, Adhikari's executive assistant, was shot dead in a brazen attack at Madhyamgram on Wednesday night, triggering sharp political reactions and escalating tension in the area.
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In Numbers: With Zero Deaths, Bengal Election Most Peaceful In 2 Decades
The 2026 Assembly elections have delivered an unprecedented shift: zero reported murders and no serious injuries, marking a significant break from this violent past.
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Centre Asks For Report, BJP To Send Team To Bengal After 8 Die: 10 Facts
The Centre has sought a report on the alleged political violence in Bengal's Birbhum in which eight people died. The BJP is also sending a fact-finding team to probe the biggest instance of violence since Mamata Banerjee's mega victory last year.
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Sushma Swaraj "Surprised" Over Political Killings Under Mamata Banerjee
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said it is "surprising" that political killings are taking place in West Bengal under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee who herself has been a "victim of political violence".
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BJP Workers Lathicharged, Cops Use Water Cannons During Kolkata Protest
The workers of the BJP clashed with the police in Kolkata today as the party tried to hold a protest march to Lalbazar -- the state police headquarters in the heart of the city.
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Mamata Banerjee's Hits Back At BJP, Citing "Wounded Tiger": 10 Points
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - who is under Central pressure over law and order in her state -- today issued a veiled warning to the BJP, saying "an injured tiger is more dangerous than a dead tiger". The warning comes amid a huge political controversy over violence in the state, which has continued through the national election. Today, B...
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"A Few Stray Post-Poll Clashes": Bengal Counters Centre On Violence
There were only a few "stray post-poll clashes" in West Bengal and the situation in the state was "under control", the Mamata Banerjee government said Sunday in a letter to the centre, which had issued an advisory earlier in the day after four people died in violence between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
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Bengal Political Killings: Zero In Records, Different Story On Ground
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows that West Bengal reported 47 political murders from 2014 to 2021. However, since 2022, NCRB data shows zero political killings in the state
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From Air Force Veteran To Suvendu Adhikari's Aide: Who Was Chandranath Rath?
Chandranath Rath, the close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari who was shot dead in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, had travelled an unusual path — from serving in the Indian Air Force to becoming one of the opposition leader's most truste
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"Cold-Blooded Murder": Suvendu Adhikari On His Aide's Killing
In a shocking development within 48 hours of the assembly poll verdict, Rath, Adhikari's executive assistant, was shot dead in a brazen attack at Madhyamgram on Wednesday night, triggering sharp political reactions and escalating tension in the area.
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In Numbers: With Zero Deaths, Bengal Election Most Peaceful In 2 Decades
The 2026 Assembly elections have delivered an unprecedented shift: zero reported murders and no serious injuries, marking a significant break from this violent past.
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Centre Asks For Report, BJP To Send Team To Bengal After 8 Die: 10 Facts
The Centre has sought a report on the alleged political violence in Bengal's Birbhum in which eight people died. The BJP is also sending a fact-finding team to probe the biggest instance of violence since Mamata Banerjee's mega victory last year.
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Sushma Swaraj "Surprised" Over Political Killings Under Mamata Banerjee
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said it is "surprising" that political killings are taking place in West Bengal under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee who herself has been a "victim of political violence".
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BJP Workers Lathicharged, Cops Use Water Cannons During Kolkata Protest
The workers of the BJP clashed with the police in Kolkata today as the party tried to hold a protest march to Lalbazar -- the state police headquarters in the heart of the city.
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Mamata Banerjee's Hits Back At BJP, Citing "Wounded Tiger": 10 Points
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - who is under Central pressure over law and order in her state -- today issued a veiled warning to the BJP, saying "an injured tiger is more dangerous than a dead tiger". The warning comes amid a huge political controversy over violence in the state, which has continued through the national election. Today, B...
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"A Few Stray Post-Poll Clashes": Bengal Counters Centre On Violence
There were only a few "stray post-poll clashes" in West Bengal and the situation in the state was "under control", the Mamata Banerjee government said Sunday in a letter to the centre, which had issued an advisory earlier in the day after four people died in violence between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
