Coochbehar firing

Bengal CID seizes mobile phones of suspended IPS officer Debashis Dhar

The West Bengal CID on Wednesday (June 23) seized the mobile phone of suspended IPS officer Debashis Dhar. The CID is investigating the Sitalkuchi firing case where four Trinamool Congress workers were reportedly killed by CISF personnel during assembly elections. Dhar was the SP of the Coochbehar district during the elections. 

Jun 23, 2021, 19:54 PM IST

Mob shows black flags, block path of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar during Coochbehar visit

It is to be noted that a day before his planned visit to the post poll violence-affected Cooch Behar district, Governor Dhankar received a letter from Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee where she said claimed that the scheduled visit violates long-standing protocols.

May 13, 2021, 19:19 PM IST

West Bengal suspends Coochbehar SP, to investigate CISF Sitalkuchi firing incident

The development came hours after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee was administered the oath for the third time as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Soon after assuming office, the West Bengal CM initiated a major reshuffle in the police hierarchy, transferring 29 top-level police officers, mostly those who were shifted by the election commission prior to the polls.

May 05, 2021, 23:39 PM IST