Birbhum violence

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh, news agency PTI reported. Bhadu Sheikh's death triggered apparent retaliatory killings last…
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A few crude bombs were seized by police on Sunday afternoon at Bogtui village where, on the night of March 21, around 10 houses were attacked and eight people were burnt to death in retaliation to the murder of Bhadu Sheikh, the local…
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The CBI has decided to conduct forensic psychological assessment of the nine persons arrested in connection with the killings in Birbhum district of West Bengal, an officer said today. During the assessments, one psychologist will be…
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Three accused have been arrested in connection with ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh’s murder in West Bengal’s Birbhum. An arson attack that left nine people dead followed the murder. “Three persons have been arrested.…
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Activists of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP on Tuesday hit the streets of Kolkata to protest against fuel price hike and the "worsening" law and order situation in the state respectively. Members of the youth and…
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The BJP MPs from Bengal are expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi over breakfast on Wednesday to discuss the law an order situation in Bengal in the aftermath of the massacre in Birbhum. The ruckus that followed in the Bengal…
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A 15-member CBI team, led by deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Akhilesh Singh, on Saturday reached Rampurhat village in West Bengal to probe the Birbhum violence that left eight people dead late on Monday evening. The team also…
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In Bengal's Birbhum violence case, the Calcutta High Court has ordered a CBI probe and has also sought a status report from the central probe agency, which has been asked to take immediate steps amid calls for a speedy investigation.…
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The eight people, including three women and two children, who were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district were badly beaten up before the carnage, their post-mortem or forensic examination has revealed. As per…
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Expressing his condolences to the families of victims of the Birbhum violence in West Bengal in which eight people were charred to death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people of West Bengal to not forgive the perpetrators…
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