Accused leader denies allegations, says actor "mentally disturbed"

Khan, who attended a protest march of self-help groups at Sonamukhi, targeted the police officer, Suryadipta Bhattacharya, accusing him of committing atrocities against employees and their family members.

Also, the ED has decided to summon arrested realtor Ayan Sheel's family members in the case, it is learnt. Three people, including Ayan Sheel's wife Kakali Sheel, is under the agency's scanner.

While some were dragged from the protest site, others were physically carried by policemen. The protesters tried to breach the barricade which was put up as a safety measure by the police.

The Ghaghar Ghera Central Committee started with a bicycle rally on April 1 in support of its demands. Then the protesting community members blocked the National Highway-6 and railway tracks at the Kustaur station in Adra division, Khemasuli station in Kharagpur division and Kotshila station in Purulia for five consecutive days staring April 5.

Banerjee made the statement while addressing TMC district chiefs in a virtual meeting.

Calling the appointment “unfortunate”, Adhikari said, “The selected person was the former DG of WB Police, who was removed from his position by the Election Commission ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections & was barred from holding any election related post as he was inclined towards the ruling party. This appointment is unfortunate."

In West Bengal, the Kudmi population is 55 lakh.

In its submission to the EC, the TMC said that after the amendment, a party's recognition as a national party depended on its performance in the “subsequent” general elections held after 2016.

The TMC slammed the BJP for allegedly spreading “falsehoods” about the incident.

The chief minister defended the police action, saying they acted in a “tactful manner” to end violence and that there was no “foul play” on their part.

Tiwari, was booked under IPC sections 304(2) (causing death by negligence), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).

According to police, Somnath Bhattacharya, an assistant commissioner of police-rank officer, had been working with the Kolkata Police battalion.

Admin claiming situation is normal but stopping us from visiting affected areas’

The Kudmis, which falls under the Other Backward Class (OBC), have been agitating over a string of demands, including recognition of the community as a Scheduled Tribe (ST) and inclusion of their Kudmali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Since April 5, at least 496 trains have been cancelled on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar and Adra-Chandil sections of the South Eastern Railway, key routes in the state.

Talking to reporters later during the day in Kolkata, the BJP leader slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led party for being “anti-tribal”. “TMC did everything to insult tribals. I appeal to all tribal communities across the nation to protest against the TMC as they are anti-tribal,” he added.

According to reports, the team was stopped at the Banighat area on GT Road in Hooghly district. When one of the women members of the team allegedly tried to get out of the car and walk to Rishra, she was stopped from proceeding.

TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar said, “This openly sexist remark reveals the low mentality of the party. Just look at him and judge whether you are safe.”

The lawmakers had claimed that nearly Rs 7,000 crore is pending under the NREGA.

Sources said, the CBI officials, came across two websites (now defunct) that appeared like the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).

TMC district president Debasish Ganguly, however, said the incident was likely to a fallout of personal enmity

According to officials, several trains will remain cancelled due to the agitation at Kustaur Railway Station. Since April 5, 308 trains have been cancelled due to the stir, they added.

Police said the deceased were identified as Neelima Barman (52), Bimal Kumar Barman (68), and Runa Barman (24). The couple's younger daughter Iti (22) was also critically injured in the attack and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, they added.