west bengal police

Kolkata, March 17 – Kolkata's new Police Commissioner, Ajay Kumar Nand, stated on Tuesday that there is no conflict between the West Bengal Police and personnel from the central forces following the announcement of state assembly elections last week.He added that central forces personnel will...

Kolkata, March 16 – Several West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police officers who were transferred by the Election Commission of India (ECI) earlier in the day were given new postings by the state government on Monday.The Election Commission removed officers holding the posts of Director General...

New Delhi, March 16 Election Commission officials said on Monday that the major changes in the West Bengal civil and police administration were in line with the assurance given by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to hold free and fair elections in the state.The EC has removed the...

Kolkata, March 16 Hours after the Election Commission ordered the removal of DGP Peeyush Pandey and Kolkata Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar, the West Bengal government on Monday issued a notification transferring and posting several senior IPS officers, including the two, with immediate...

Kolkata, March 15 Days after the Union Home Ministry sent a letter seeking the central deputation of Siliguri Police Commissioner C Sudhakar following the controversy over President Droupadi Murmu's recent visit to North Bengal, the West Bengal government has transferred the IPS officer and...

Kolkata, March 14 – Sleuths of the West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested an individual on Saturday, who is alleged to have helped two killers of Bangladeshi radical group Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi escape to West Bengal from Bangladesh after the murder in...

Kolkata, March 12 – At the insistence of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the West Bengal government has now provided state government officers with the necessary seniority for appointment as returning officers (ROs) for the upcoming state assembly elections, which are scheduled later...

Kolkata, March 11 – The police investigation into the recent wave of bomb threats targeting courts, post offices, and passport offices across West Bengal has revealed that the perpetrators used Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and foreign servers to conceal their identities.Investigators said...

Kolkata, March 10 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the West Bengal administration on Tuesday to complete the first phase of conducting route marches and area domination exercises by Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel in all districts of the state by March 14.A total...

Kolkata, March 10 – The West Bengal Police on Tuesday refuted allegations made by Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, regarding the handling of postal ballots by reserve officers of the state police for the upcoming assembly elections.In a post on X, the West...

New Delhi, March 10 – The recent elections in Bangladesh have not only been a turning point for the country, but have also ensured the much-needed resetting of ties with India. This reset in New Delhi-Dhaka ties brings into sharp focus key issues like border security, among other things...

Kolkata, March 9 – In a rare move, the West Bengal state Police Headquarters (Bhabani Bhawan) has ordered the transfer of three women civic volunteers, a senior police officer said on Monday.A directive to this effect has been issued. However, in recent years, there has been no known precedent...

Kolkata, March 9. Police investigations have revealed the modus operandi adopted by the two accused in the killing of Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi, detailing how they escaped from Bangladesh and managed to remain in India for several months after committing the crime...

Kolkata, March 8 – The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police announced on Sunday that they had arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, who were accused of the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho and a leader critical of India, in December last year...

Kolkata, March 8: Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, targeted the Mamata Banerjee government on Sunday for violating norms after a district administration assigned the handling of postal ballots to the West Bengal Police Welfare Organisation.Using his X handle...

Kolkata, March 5 – A 17-year-old boy was killed by a mob in Malda, West Bengal, after he opened fire during a clash between two groups.The incident occurred on Wednesday night, and the area was tense.It is reported that on the day of Holi, a quarrel broke out between two groups of boys in...

Kolkata, March 3 – The National Commission for Women (NCW) took cognizance of the alleged sexual harassment of a woman civic volunteer by an Officer-in-Charge of the Kolkata police station on Tuesday, and asked the West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP), Peeyush Pandey, to file a report on...

Kolkata, March 1 The Trinamool Congress on Sunday claimed that the name of Richa Ghosh, a member of the Indian women's cricket team that won the World Cup, has been placed in the "under adjudication" category in the voter list released on February 28, accusing the Election Commission of...

Kolkata, February 28 The West Bengal government transferred several senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the state on Saturday, according to an official notification.Ashok Kumar Prasad, ADG & IGP, Western Zone, will be the new ADG, Cyber Cell, while Vishal Garg will replace him as...

Kolkata, February 27 – After a prolonged dispute, the West Bengal Police agreed on Friday to hand over the case diary in the recent Beldanga violence case in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The NIA is investigating the matter following...