West Bengal Police

Enforcement Directorate has alleged before the Delhi High Court that West Bengal Police is acting at the behest of Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, who "enjoys clout" in the state government, to derail the probe into an alleged coal pilferage scam.

Ahead of the Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP has to fight the administration, police, mafias and money power in the elections.

A vehicle in West Bengal Labour Minister Becharam Manna's convoy met with an accident near the Manicktala-Rajabazar area in Kolkata today, injuring three people, the police said.

At least 22 people have been arrested from New Alipore area here for running a fake call centre by impersonating as Amazon employees and duping several people, police said on Wednesday.

A local Trinamool leader was shot dead in front of his father by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday, police said.

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari was summoned today by the West Bengal police in connection with the death of a security staff by a bullet wound in 2018. The development came days after the ED summoned the Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee to New Delhi.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain West Bengal government's plea seeking to appoint Director General of Police (DGP) without consulting the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), saying it would be "abuse of law".

The West Bengal government on Tuesday appointed Manoj Malaviya as the state's interim director general of police, a statement issued said.

The Special Task Force of the West Bengal Police and Government Railway Police have arrested three people from a train at New Jalpaiguri Railway station and seized heroin worth Rs 19 crore from their possession, an officer said.

All cases of murder, attempt to murder and rape reported amid the outbreak of violence in West Bengal following the March-April elections need to be given to the CBI, the agency has written to the state police chief, officials said on Friday.

A BJP MLA in West Bengal "disappeared" under mysterious circumstances only to resurface six hours later at a nearby police station, officials said.

Bengal Post-Poll Violence: Inquiries into violence following the April-May election in Bengal will be conducted by two teams - a CBI team for rape and murder cases, and a police team for other criminal cases, the Calcutta High Court said today.

West Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested at least 30 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh, in front of their party office ahead of their "Yuva Sankalp Yatra".

Bengal's top BJP leaders - including Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari - were among dozens of BJP workers arrested in Kolkata today for violating Covid rules during a protest in the heart of the city.

A Trinamool youth leader was shot dead by unidentified persons in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, following which five people were arrested, police said on Saturday.

Enforcement Directorate has alleged before the Delhi High Court that West Bengal Police is acting at the behest of Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, who "enjoys clout" in the state government, to derail the probe into an alleged coal pilferage scam.

Ahead of the Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP has to fight the administration, police, mafias and money power in the elections.

A vehicle in West Bengal Labour Minister Becharam Manna's convoy met with an accident near the Manicktala-Rajabazar area in Kolkata today, injuring three people, the police said.

At least 22 people have been arrested from New Alipore area here for running a fake call centre by impersonating as Amazon employees and duping several people, police said on Wednesday.

A local Trinamool leader was shot dead in front of his father by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday, police said.

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari was summoned today by the West Bengal police in connection with the death of a security staff by a bullet wound in 2018. The development came days after the ED summoned the Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee to New Delhi.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain West Bengal government's plea seeking to appoint Director General of Police (DGP) without consulting the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), saying it would be "abuse of law".

The West Bengal government on Tuesday appointed Manoj Malaviya as the state's interim director general of police, a statement issued said.

The Special Task Force of the West Bengal Police and Government Railway Police have arrested three people from a train at New Jalpaiguri Railway station and seized heroin worth Rs 19 crore from their possession, an officer said.

All cases of murder, attempt to murder and rape reported amid the outbreak of violence in West Bengal following the March-April elections need to be given to the CBI, the agency has written to the state police chief, officials said on Friday.

A BJP MLA in West Bengal "disappeared" under mysterious circumstances only to resurface six hours later at a nearby police station, officials said.

Bengal Post-Poll Violence: Inquiries into violence following the April-May election in Bengal will be conducted by two teams - a CBI team for rape and murder cases, and a police team for other criminal cases, the Calcutta High Court said today.

West Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested at least 30 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh, in front of their party office ahead of their "Yuva Sankalp Yatra".

Bengal's top BJP leaders - including Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari - were among dozens of BJP workers arrested in Kolkata today for violating Covid rules during a protest in the heart of the city.

A Trinamool youth leader was shot dead by unidentified persons in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, following which five people were arrested, police said on Saturday.