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Probe Agency Raids In Bengal’s Sandeshkhali Days After Sheikh Shahjahan’s Arrest

March 14, 2024 admin

The Enforcement Directorate today conducted raids at several locations in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali over land grabbing allegations against Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan and his associates. The probe agency, along with paramilitary forces, conducted raids at four locations today. The raids comes just days after Shahjahan, who also faces allegations of sexual abuse, was arrested…

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Shahjahan Sheikh’s CBI Custody Extended By 4 Days In Attack-On-Officers Case

March 10, 2024 admin

The court directed that Sheikh Shahjahan be produced before it again on March 14. (File) Basirhat: A court in West Bengal’s Basirhat on Sunday extended the CBI custody of Shahjahan Sheikh, key accused in a mob attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali, by another four days on a prayer by the central agency. The Central…

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Bengal Government Directed To Hand Over Sheikh Shahjahan To CBI By 4.15 pm

March 6, 2024 admin

Kolkata: Adding a new twist to the face-off between Bengal police and the CBI over the custody of Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, the Calcutta High Court today set a new deadline for the Bengal cops to hand him over to the central agency. A bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has now…

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Amid Tug Of War Over Sandeshkhali Strongman, PM On Mamata Banerjee’s Turf

March 6, 2024 admin

PM Narendra Modi is visiting Bengal amid the political storm over Sandeshkhali Kolkata: Amid the tug of war between Bengal Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the custody of Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a meeting today at Barasat. Barasat is in the same North 24 Parganas…

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High Court To Bengal Government

March 5, 2024 admin

Former Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan suspended for six years (File). Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday handed custody of Sheikh Shahjahan – the former Trinamool strongman accused of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali – to the CBI. Bengal Police have till 4.30 pm to hand over Shahjahan and all…

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Arrested Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan suspended for 6 years by party

February 29, 2024 admin

A day after Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested in connection with the mob attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team, Trinamool Congress suspended him from the party for six years. In a press meet to announce the move, the party’s leaders slammed the BJP and dared it to act against tainted leaders in its…

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BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari On Arrest Of Sandeshkhali Accused Sheikh Shahjahan

February 29, 2024 admin

West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, has raised eyebrows over the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, stating, “This is not an arrest; this is a mutual adjustment.” “Bhaskar Mukherjee (DIG, Malda Range), took him (Sheikh Shahjahan) in the car to Palta and then to Bhushi Ratil. This is not arrest,…

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Mamata Banerjee vs BJP Over Sandeshkhali Accused Sheikh Shahjahan’s Arrest

February 29, 2024 admin

New Delhi: After being on the run for 55 days, Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan was today arrested on charges of torture, sexual harassment, and land grabbing in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali. The arrest has sparked a political slugfest between the ruling TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party. In a late-night operation, a special team of the…

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Kiren Rijiju As Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee Says Leader Not Arrested Due To Court Order

February 27, 2024 admin

Kiren Rijiju said there is no law and order in West Bengal (File photo) South 24 Parganas (West Bengal): In response to Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s allegations on Sunday that the state police is not able to arrest Sandeshkhali prime accused, Sheikh Shahjahan due to legal complications, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that…

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Money Laundering Case Against Sheikh Shahjahan Amid Sandeshkhali Row

February 23, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today registered a case against Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, the central figure in the Sandeshkhali row in West Bengal, on money laundering charges. Raids are underway at Sheikh Shahjahan’s house and six other locations. The women in Sandeshkhali have accused Sheikh Shahjahan of involvement in land-grabbing activities and perpetrating…

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