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  Don't take money from BJP, CPM is a party of hypocrites: Mamata slams Opposition in Sandeshkhali

  December 30, 2024 15:35 IST

  Mamata Banerjee visited Sandeshkhali and said that this service is for the government and don’t give money to anyone for any government project.

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  Sandeshkhali case: SC rejects Bengal govt's plea challenging Calcutta HC's order directing CBI probe

  India | July 08, 2024 13:05 IST

  The CBI is already investigating the case of the attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali and has registered three FIRs related to incidents on January 5.

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  PM Modi raises Bengal flogging incident in Rajya Sabha, slams Opposition for being silent on issue

  India | July 03, 2024 13:38 IST

  Replying to a debate on a motion thanking President Droupadi Murmu for her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a viral video recently showed a woman being publicly beaten up in West Bengal, but the Opposition parties have remained silent.

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  NHRC takes action in West Bengal flogging case, issues notice to DGP, Chief Secretary

  July 01, 2024 23:57 IST

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a public flogging incident involving a couple in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district, allegedly carried out by a local TMC leader.

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  NCW Chief writes to EC, seeks approval to visit Sandeshkhali,other areas to probe post poll violence

  June 03, 2024 20:31 IST

  NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has requested permission from ECI to visit Sandeshkhali and other parts of West Bengal to investigate reports of post-poll violence against women.

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  West Bengal Guv asks Mamata Banerjee to address post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali

  June 02, 2024 23:14 IST

  West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose expressed concern over reports of post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, urging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take immediate action to restore peace.

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  Mamata Banerjee assures visits during Election Campaign, says 'I will visit Sandeshkhali too'

  May 21, 2024 16:26 IST

  Mamata Banerjee accused BJP of orchestrating conspiracy in Sandeshkhali, which falls under the Basirhat seat in North 24 Parganas district. Referring to social media videos, she claimed that a local BJP leader made women sign blank papers that were later used as false complaints against TMC leaders.

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

  May 19, 2024 10:14 IST

  The girl, a Class-8 student, managed to escape and started shouting for help as family members and neighbours came out, police said, quoting the complaint.

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  CBI sets up temporary camp in Dhamakhali to address Sandeshkhali violence complaints

  May 17, 2024 23:42 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up a temporary camp office in Dhamakhali to handle complaints and expedite investigations related to the prolonged unrest in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.

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  Sandeshkhali Case:TMC urges Election Commission to act on allegations against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

  May 09, 2024 19:31 IST

  TMC and BJP engage in a heated exchange following allegations of orchestrated sexual harassment complaints in Sandeshkhali. West Bengal CM Banerjee accuses the BJP of manipulating events, while Adhikari dismisses the claims as 'TMC conspiracy'.

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  ‘Hindus have become second class citizens in Bengal’: PM Modi slams Mamata govt

  May 03, 2024 23:52 IST

  Lok Sabha Election 2024: During his address in an electoral rally in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Trinamool Congress (TMC) can't even win 15 seats across the country.

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  Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC satisfied at CBI probe progress, permits NHRC to be party in case

  May 02, 2024 14:32 IST

  The court has instructed state authorities to offer their "fullest cooperation" to the ongoing investigation. The next hearing is scheduled for June 13, with the CBI directed to submit a further progress report.

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  Rekha Patra, Sandeshkhali survivor and BJP candidate from Basirhat, gets X-category security

  India | April 30, 2024 9:27 IST

  Patra, a resident of Sandeshkhali, was named a candidate by the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. It was she who first raised the voice for the women of Sandeshkhali and all three accused in the case, namely TMC MLA Sheikh Shahjahan, Shibu Hazra and Uttam Sardar, were arrested later.

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  Sandeshkhali case: Supreme Court delays hearing on West Bengal govt’s plea against CBI investigation

  India | April 29, 2024 11:47 IST

  The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress highlighted the alleged political motives behind the case, accusing the HC of overlooking the extensive efforts by the state police and hastily transferring the probe to the CBI.

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  Mamata expresses skepticism on Sandeshkhali arms seizure: ‘Recovered items might be brought by CBI’

  April 27, 2024 19:11 IST

  Mamata's remarks came after the CBI recovered arms and ammunition during searches at two premises of an associate of now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali.

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  Trinamool Congress writes to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer against CBI raids in Sandeshkhali

  April 27, 2024 10:55 IST

  The CBI meanwhile has registered the first case in Sandeshkhali related to the land grab and sexual assault allegations against five influential people there.

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  Mamata Banerjee's Bengal government moves Supreme Court against CBI probe in Sandeshkhali

  India | April 26, 2024 16:49 IST

  A 10-member team of the CBI visited Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged crimes against women and land-grabbing, an official said.

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  CBI conducts search operation in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, seizes arms and ammunition

  April 26, 2024 20:01 IST

  Based on information gathered during its investigation, the Central Bureau of Investigation received intelligence regarding a significant stockpile of arms concealed in Sandeshkhali. Acting on directives from the Calcutta High Court, the CBI had filed three FIRs pertaining to the matter.

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  Shahjahan Sheikh 'weeping like child' in police van, BJP says 'swag gone' | VIDEO

  April 24, 2024 17:58 IST

  Suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested by the state police on February 29, a day after the Calcutta High Court ordered that the CBI, ED or the West Bengal police could arrest him.

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  Enforcement Directorate arrests three associates of suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh

  April 15, 2024 19:55 IST

  A special PMLA court in Kolkata has also remanded Shajahan Sheikh to 14 days' judicial custody in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case for alleged money laundering in the garb of the pisciculture business.