West Bengal: Saumitra Khan, a BJP MP from West Bengal, writes to Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, requesting that he act immediately to “improve the justice and law enforcement situation in West Bengal and take appropriate action against the Kolkata Police Commissioner for failing to maintain the justice system effectively.”
Kolkata Doctor Rape Case: The rape and killing of a female trainee doctor in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, has outraged people greatly. Now, angry demonstrators have broken into and destroyed RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
There is news that the hospital’s demonstrators also targeted the police station. When Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived at the hospital, the protesters also raised slogans for him.
At Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College on August 9, a 31-year-old trainee doctor was allegedly the victim of a gang rape followed by his murder. Protests have been ongoing ever since the case became public.
Meanwhile, the doctors in Kolkata who were protesting became angry. They went onto the hospital grounds and started a disturbance. There were also vandals at the police barracks. Governor CV Ananda Bose visited in the interim to inspect the hospital. The doctors demonstrating in front of the governor held signs that said, “We want justice.”
Bengal Ration Scam: Major actions were taken by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in a case involving purported corruption in the distribution of rations. Ten locations in West Bengal were searched by the ED, including homes connected to former minister Jyotipriya Mallick’s friend and owner of a rice mill, Barik Biswas.
Central armed forces and ED officers conducted raids in Rajarhat, Barasat, Basirhat, Bhangar, and Deganga.
PTI was informed by an official that “businessmen’s offices that are either directly or indirectly implicated in the scheme are there in addition to rice and flour mills. Among them are two Deganga-based Trinamool Congress leaders, whose factories are being examined.”
State Forest Minister Jyotipriya Mallick has already been taken into custody by the ED on suspicion of involvement in the scandal. Let us inform you that he had previously served as the Minister of Food.
West Bengal: Once more, a troubling video from West Bengal became viral on social media. where a man is brutally beating a couple in the middle of the road. Due to the video, the BJP criticizes Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party.
It includes beating up a couple on suspicions of having an illegal relationship. Tajmul, often known as JCB, has been identified as the man who thrashed the couple with bamboo sticks.
“It would not be wrong to say ‘What is Jungle Raj like?'” BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said. How does Mamata Raj compare? Mamata Banerjee is concerned about TMC thugs’ safety. Tajmul, also known as JCB, is dismantling the Constitution. According to TMC MLA Hamidul Rehman, certain legislation in Muslim nations is similar. Does Hamidul Rehman have the same mindset as Mamata Banerjee? Sandeshkhali gave Shahjahan, and North Dinajpur gave Tajmul.
Tajmul is a local TMC leader from Chopra in the Dinajpur district, according to the BJP. According to PTI, the incident happened following the kangaroo court’s ruling.
Tajmul has been arrested by the West Bengal Police in connection with the crime, and Chopra MLA Hamidul Rahman has also commented on it. The woman’s actions, according to the MLA, were anti-social. Hamidul asserted that Tajmul is unrelated to TMC, nevertheless. The MLA stated that the Muslim country has certain laws and standards of justice.
Kangchenjunga Express Train Accident: In the West Bengal area of Darjeeling, a freight train collided with the Kangchenjunga Express train. In addition to numerous injuries recorded, the disaster has claimed the lives of eight people.
At the scene, relief and rescue operations are underway. Rescue squads have also arrived at the location. The incident happened close to New Jalpaiguri station, near Nijbari station.
Ashwini Vaishnav, the minister of railways, is heading to Darjeeling. He is going to check the area. Authorities from Indian Railways in Delhi are keeping an eye on the issue.
Five passengers have perished in the mishap, according to Darjeeling Police’s Additional Superintendent of Police Abhishek Roy. Twenty to twenty-five are hurt. The situation is dire. According to him, the Kangchenjunga Express and a freight train collided to cause the disaster.
“An unfortunate accident occurred in the North Frontier Railway Zone,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav stated. Rescue efforts are being conducted in a combative manner. NDRF, SDRF, and railways are collaborating. The hospital is receiving the injured. Top officials have arrived at the location.
West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: In West Bengal, voting is underway for the seventh and final round of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. West Bengal is reportedly in a flurry of uproar in the interim. The EVM and VVPAT devices that were put at two booths in South 24 Parganas have been hurled into the pond by the mob. The Chief Electoral Office of West Bengal has informed about the looting of EVMs amid voting.
Sources claim that the crowd at Kultai, South 24 Parganas, hurled the VVPAT and EVM equipment from booths 40 and 41 into the water. Locals have informed that TMC supporters allegedly threatened voters, which infuriated the mob and caused them to toss the EVMs into the pond.
The Chief Electoral Office tweeted, “Today at 6.40 AM, Reserve EVMs and papers of Sector Officer near Benimadhavpur FP School in 129-Kultali AC of 19-Jayanagar (SC) PC were looted by local mob and 1 CU, 1 BU, 2 VVPAT machines were thrown inside the pond.
FIR has been lodged by the Sector Officer and necessary action has been initiated. The polling process is going on smoothly in all six booths under the sector and papers have been made available to Sector Officer.”
West Bengal: The challenges surrounding TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan are getting worse. In a money laundering investigation, the Enforcement Directorate has filed a criminal charge against Sheikh Shahjahan, the leader of the TMC, and three other individuals.
Based on 13 First Information Reports (FIRs) against Sheikh Shahjahan and others filed by the West Bengal Police under various sections of the IPC Act, 1860, and the Arms Act, 1959, the ED has opened an inquiry. Shahjahan and other individuals are accused of engaging in organized crime, including harming people, committing murder or attempting to commit murder, threatening extortion, seizing public land, and receiving illicit financial gains and benefits.
In the money laundering case against Shahjahan Sheikh and others, the Kolkata Regional Office of the ED has filed a prosecution complaint (PC) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 against SK Sahajan, SK Alamgir, Shib Prasad Hazra, and others before Special Judge, CBI-1, Bichar Bhavan, Kolkata.
According to the ED investigation, Shahjahan established a criminal empire centered on land grabs, illicit fishing and trade, occupying brick fields, contract cartelization, collecting illicit taxes and levies, and receiving commissions on land sales.
West Bengal‘s coastal areas are beginning to feel the effects of cyclonic storm Remal. In the coastal regions of Bangladesh and the neighboring West Bengal, the process of landslides has begun. The cyclonic storm’s top sea level speed during this period was measured at 135 km/h.
West Bengal is experiencing a great deal of damage as a result of it. Different parts of Birbhum, East Burdwan, Nadia, East Medinipur, Bankura, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata, and Bidhannagar are seeing its effects. Here, it’s starting to rain heavily.
This morning, the Indian Coast Guard kept an eye on South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, with the disaster response team. Last night, Cyclone Remal caused chaos in North 24 Parganas. Following intense rains, waterlogging was observed in many areas of Kolkata. This could continue for a few hours. IMD has provided this data.
Speaking about the effect of Cyclone ‘Remal’ on trains, CPRO Kaushik Mitra of Eastern Railway states, ‘Fortunately, the cyclone had no effect on the trains. Since last night, the Howrah, Asansol, and Malda divisions have been operating as usual. There are no canceled trains. Although our authorities worked through the night to resolve several issues in the Sealdah division, restoration work is now underway.”
Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam: The West Bengal government under Mamata has had a major setback today. The entire 2016 SSC recruitment panel is deemed void by the Calcutta High Court.
Every appointment from the 9th to 12th and groups C and D, where irregularities were discovered, have also been deemed void.
The administration has been directed by the court to move forward with new nominations within the next fifteen days. One exception to the rule has been noted by the court in the case of cancer sufferer Soma Das: her employment will be secure.
The Election Commission of India has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy 100 more companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal to conduct free and fair Lok Sabha elections.
Based on ECI, the Home Ministry is deploying 45 companies of Border Security troops and 55 companies of the CRPF. According to ANI news, officials have been ordered to complete deploying an additional 100 CAPF companies in West Bengal by April 15th at the latest.
