The ED filed its first charge sheet in the case in December last year and the central agency named West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick and Kolkata-based businessman Bakibur Rahaman as accused in the case and both are currently in judicial custody.
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Mamata Banerjee maintains silence on Sheikh Shahjahan's arrest
Shahjahan, who was arrested from Minakhah in North 24 Parganas district late on Wednesday night after being on the run for 55 days, was remanded to 10-day police custody by a district court on Thursday.
Trinamool suspends Sheikh Shahjahan from party for six years
The Trinamool Congress has suspended Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF teams at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on January 5, from the party for six years, state Education Minister Bratya Basu announced on Thursday.
No sympathy for Sheikh Shahjahan, says Chief Justice of Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, on Thursday, observed that this court has no sympathy for the Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested 55 days after the attack on ED and CAPF sleuths in Sandeshkhali.
Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 10-day police custody
Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the January 5 attack on ED and CAPF personnel in Sandeshkhali has been remanded to 10 days of police custody by a district court on Thursday.
Sheikh Shahjahan arrested 55 days after attack on ED sleuths
Fifty-five days after the orchestrated attack on the Enforcement Directorate and Central Armed Police Forces personnel in Sandeshkhali, the absconding mastermind of the attack and local Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan has been arrested by the state police.
Suvendu Adhikari submits list of 17 lakh ‘fake' voters in Bengal to ECI
The leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday submitted a list of nearly 17 lakh alleged fake voters in the state to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Any state or central agency empowered to arrest Shahjahan: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, made it amply clear that any investigating agency, whether under the state or Union government, was empowered to arrest absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan.
Bengal Guv writes to Mamata govt, seeks Sheikh Shahjahan's immediate arrest
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has written a letter to the state government seeking immediate arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan, the absconding Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali and accused mastermind of the attack on ED and CAPF personnel.
Sandeshkhali unrest: Trinamool leader Ajit Maiti sent to five-day police custody
A sub-divisional court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday remanded arrested Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali, Ajit Maiti, to five-day police custody.
Police finally register FIR against Shahjahan on complaints by Sandeshkhali villagers
West Bengal Police finally registered an FIR on Monday against the absconding Trinamool Congress leader based on the complaints filed against him by the villagers of Sandeshkhali.
Sandeshkhali unrest: Trinamool starts distancing itself from Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother
Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF personnel in Sandeshkhali last month, is absconding since the day of the attack on January 5.
Trinamool ignores Congress’ call to keep doors open for seat-sharing talks
Congress’ desperate attempts to convince the Trinamool Congress to keep the doors for seat-sharing negotiations open do not seem to be cutting any ice with the ruling party of West Bengal.
Sandeshkhali crisis: Suvendu Adhikari, Sukanta Majumdar to finalise protest strategy with party high command
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari will be in New Delhi on Saturday for a meeting with the party high command to chalk out the final blueprint for organising movements over trouble-hit Sandeshkhali.
Villagers narrate how Shahjahan’s kin grew pisciculture business in Sandeshkhali using political clout
This week a group of agitated villagers burnt down a warehouse situated on a pisciculture farm owned by Sirajuddin, which prompted senior cops of the state police to rush to the spot and attempt to cool down the simmering anger of the villagers and convince them not to break the law.
Sheikh Shahjahan might escape to London if granted anticipatory bail: ED tells court
The ED counsel argued that Shahjahan is so influential that on the day of the attack, he had arranged a crowd of around 3,000 people in just 15 minutes to launch the attack on the ED and CAPF personnel in Sandeshkhali.
Three-day dharna: BJP to organise Nandigram-like movement in Bengal over Sandeshkhali issue
The BJP’s state President Dr Sukanta Majumdar and the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, along with other senior leaders of the party will lead the demonstration.
Calcutta HC seeks reports on violence in Sandeshkhali during Bengal panchayat polls
As Sandeshkhali in West Bengal continued to simmer, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the state government to submit details of complaints of violence received from the area during panchayat polls last year.
ECI following Sandeshkhali crisis closely, daily reports being sent from Bengal CEO to Delhi HQ
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is closely following the developments in trouble-hit Sandeshkhali in West Bengal in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Sandeshkhali unrest: Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar dragged by cops during protest
According to sources in the know of things, Majumdar, who was earlier arrested, was later released on bail. He was brought to the ferry-jetty at Dhamakhali, one of the waterway entry points to Sandeshkhali.
Fresh tension in Sandeshkhali: Property of Shahjahan’s brother burnt by mob
Fresh tension erupted in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Thursday afternoon as angry villagers burnt down a property owned by Sheikh Sirajuddin, the younger brother of the absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan.
BJP releases documentary on 'atrocities' on women in Sandeshkhali
The protesting women have also said that peace will not be restored in Sandeshkhali unless President’s Rule is imposed. “Sincerely we feel that we will be safe only if the President’s rule is imposed,” many of the local women were heard saying in the video.
Sandeshkhali unrest: Now NHRC sends notice to Chief Secy, DGP seeking report in 4 weeks
Political observers feel that the nature of the ongoing crisis at Sandeshkhali is so varied that it has opened the avenues for multiple central commissions to intervene in the matter.
Sandeshkhali crisis: NCST seeks report from Bengal CS and DGP
NCST has also communicated to the state secretariat that a field-inspection team of the commission will visit Sandeshkhali on Thursday.
President’s Rule only alternative: NCW chief on Sandeshkhali crisis
She is the second chief of a national commission who has advocated for President’s Rule in wake of the ongoing Sandeshkhali crisis.