Kolkata Police

Family In Hospital With COVID-19, House Burgled Near Kolkata

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 19, 2020

Jewellery worth lakhs and Rs 50,000 in cash were burgled from a house near Kolkata on Saturday after most of the family members had to be admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, police said.

Man Arrested For Threatening Actress Swastika Mukherjee On Social Media

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 18, 2020

One person has been arrested by Kolkata Police from West Bengal's Hooghly district for his alleged involvement in posting threats of rape and acid attacks to actress Swastika Mukherjee on social media, police said on Friday.

Eden Gardens To Be Used As Quarantine Facility For Kolkata Police

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 11, 2020

The Kolkata Police on Friday requested the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to make use of under galleries for makeshift quarantine facility for police personnel on an urgent basis.

Woman Killed Inside Moving Taxi, Body Dumped In Canal: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 4, 2020

A woman in her mid-forties was allegedly killed inside a moving taxi and the body dumped in a canal off the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata, police said on Saturday.

Man Who Killed Mother-In-Law May Have Murdered Wife 48 Hours Earlier: Cops

India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday June 24, 2020

The man who allegedly murdered his wife in Bengaluru before flying to Kolkata, where he shot his mother-in-law dead and then killed himself, may have committed the first crime 48 hours earlier than previously believed, Kolkata Police have said

Kolkata Man Throws Children From Roof Over Family Dispute; 2-Year-Old Dies

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 15, 2020

A two-year-old boy died and another was injured on Sunday after they were allegedly thrown off the roof of a four-storey building in central Kolkata's Burrabazar area by a 55-year-old man who had some dispute with the father of the boy, police said.

2 Kolkata Constables Die Of Coronavirus, 40 Policemen Recover

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Sunday June 14, 2020

On a day 40 policemen were released from hospital after being treated successfully for COVID-19, the Kolkata Police also reported two deaths, a police constable and a police man in the force. Respects were paid to constable Dilip Sardar, who was posted at Sealdah Traffic Guard. He died on Saturday. He had been admitted to a state-run hospital in Ko...

Three Of A Family Found Dead In Their House In Kolkata: Police

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 10, 2020

An elderly man, his wife and their disabled son were found dead inside their house in Thakurpukur area of Kolkata on Tuesday, the police said.

Masked Robbers Pose New Challenge For Kolkata Police Amid COVID-19 Crisis

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 3, 2020

Incidents of attackers wearing face masks, attempting to break open bank ATMs, have posed a new challenge for the city police trying to find a way out to keep a check on such crimes, a senior Kolkata Police officer said.

Cops Protest In Kolkata, Vandalise Police Station After Constable Dies

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 25, 2020

A police constable, who was admitted to a state-run hospital in Kolkata with "respiratory problems and other COVID-19 symptoms", died on Monday morning, sparking anger and anxiety among his colleagues, who staged a protest, alleging negligence on the part of their seniors.

Kolkata Biker Dies After Kite String Slits His Throat

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 17, 2020

A 40-year-old man died on Saturday evening after his throat was slit by kite string while he was riding his two-wheeler along the AJC Bose flyover near the Park Circus area in Kolkata, police said.

"Was Already Viral": Babul Supriyo On Case Against Him Over Twitter Post

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 11, 2020

A case has been filed against Union Minister Babul Supriyo under non-bailable sections of the Indian Penal Code or IPC by the Kolkata Police on Sunday for sharing a "fake" photo on Twitter purportedly showing Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha sharing drinks with a few persons, including Kartik Banerjee, the brother of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a s...

Grounded With Little Help, How Seniors Are Coping With Coronavirus Crisis

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday March 26, 2020

The most vulnerable to coronavirus, senior citizens are also the most affected by the ongoing nationwide lockdown. For many, with children living abroad or in other parts of the country, they can't go shopping for food or medicines for fear of crowds. Domestic help have disappeared because transport is off the roads. Some NGOs and the Kolkata Polic...

Kolkata Cops To Probe University Event Over Distortion Of Tagore's Lyrics

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 9, 2020

Kolkata Police has set up a team to probe the photos of some young men and women who took part in the "Basanta Utsav" on the RBU campus with cuss words written on their bodies, which went viral on social media and raised a storm, an officer said on Sunday.

Kolkata Police To Induct Dog Breed That Tracked Osama Bin Laden

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Kolkata Police will be inducting into its combat force the dog breed that had helped the US Seal team track Osama bin Laden, a senior police officer said on Thursday.