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    SC Directs NIA to Investigate West Bengal Judicial Officer Hostage Incident

    New Delhi, April 6—The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation into the incident in West Bengal’s Malda district, where seven judicial officers deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly held...
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    West Bengal Security Concerns Raised by PM

    Kolkata, April 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the entire country was shocked by the recent incident at Kaliachak in the Malda district of West Bengal, where seven judicial officers were taken hostage by criminals.“The entire country saw and was shocked by the way in which...
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    West Bengal Judicial Harassment: NIA Focuses on Investigation Scope

    Kolkata, April 4 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has begun investigating the harassment of judicial adjudication officers in Kaliachak, West Bengal’s Malda district, will focus its initial report on whether the incident was driven by spontaneous public anger or was a pre-planned...
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    Michael Dobbs' Novel 'The Lord's Day' Gets Netflix Series

    Los Angeles, April 3 Rising British star Damson Idris will star in "The Lord's Day," the upcoming series based on a novel by "House of Cards" author Michael Dobbs.The action thriller show, produced by Bad Wolf, a prominent UK-based independent production company known for backing popular...
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    Malda Judicial Officers Held Hostage: NIA Investigation Launched

    Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday night decided to hand over the investigation into the harassment of seven judicial officers at Kaliachak in the minority-dominated Malda district to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and instead entrusted the...
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    SC Expresses Concern Over Hostage Situation of Judicial Officials

    The Supreme Court today expressed serious concern over the hostage situation involving seven judicial officials participating in a security exercise in Malda district, West Bengal, deeming it unacceptable and demanding responses from the state home secretary, DGP, and other officials for their...
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    Robbers' Vehicle Recovered After Gurdaspur Jewelry Theft

    Hoshiarpur, March 6 A car, allegedly used by unidentified robbers who made off with cash and jewelry worth more than Rs 3 crore after taking a jeweler's family hostage in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, was found abandoned near Tanda in Hoshiarpur on Friday, police said.Tanda SHO Gurinderjit...
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    Police Investigate Hostage Robbery in Punjab District

    Chandigarh, March 5 Four unidentified men allegedly took a jeweler's family hostage at gunpoint and made off with cash and jewelry worth around Rs 3 crore in Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Thursday, police said.Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma criticized the AAP government over the...
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    Ramgarh Police Investigate Extortion Threat Against Stone Crusher Owner

    Ramgarh (Jharkhand), February 27 Unidentified armed men set fire to an excavator machine and took four workers hostage, threatening to burn them alive, in an alleged attempt to extort money from a stone crusher owner in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, police said on Friday.The incident took place...
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    Timber Smugglers Held Hostage in Shahdol, Rescue Operation Successful

    Shahdol, February 19 A team of forest department employees were taken hostage by timber smugglers in Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh, before quick intervention by the police led to their rescue, an official said on Thursday.The hostage situation occurred in the night of February 18-19 in the...
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