Bengal Update 
Fulbari, August 19, 2024: The body of Gautam Das, a resident of Durga Das Colony in Siliguri, was found at Lockgate No. 01 of the Mahananda Barrage, Fulbari, five days after he went missing under suspicious circumstances. Das had left with five friends for a trip to the Teesta Canal in Fulbari on August 14. … Read more
Siliguri, 19th August: A troubling incident occurred in Siliguri’s Ujanu, Shiv Nagar area, where a man was arrested for attempting to abduct an 8-year-old girl. The accused, identified as Kanai Biswas, allegedly lured the child with a chocolate near the gas warehouse at Darjeeling More under Ward No. 46 of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation. The … Read more
Siliguri, 18th August: The body of a 40-year-old man, Jilap Sherpa, was discovered hanging in a lodge at Siliguri Junction under Pradhan Nagar police station. Jilap, a resident of Jaldhaka in Kalimpong district, had been staying at the lodge since August 16. On Sunday afternoon, lodge management found his body and immediately notified the police. … Read more
Siliguri, 17th August: Members of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) staged a protest in front of the Siliguri Police Commissionerate on Saturday, demanding justice for the gang-rape of a minor girl. The protesters urged authorities to impose severe penalties on those … Read more
Kolkata,17th August: Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a second consecutive day on Saturday, amid an ongoing probe into the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor. Ghosh’s questioning, which began on Friday, extended into the early … Read more
Kalimpong, 17th August: In a powerful display of solidarity, thousands of Kalimpong residents, including students, politicians, shop vendors, medical professionals, and people from all walks of life, took to the streets on Saturday, demanding justice for a young doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last Thursday. The rally, … Read more
Kharibari, 17th August: A tragic incident has unfolded in Gazi Jote, Kharibari, where a woman, Geeta Singha, was found dead in her home amidst an ongoing family dispute. Married to Bapi Singha for a decade, Geeta endured years of domestic abuse, often at the hands of her husband, who struggled with alcohol addiction. On Saturday … Read more
Siliguri, 16th August: In a disturbing incident, four individuals, including three minors, have been arrested in Siliguri on charges of gang-raping a minor girl. The incident allegedly occurred on Thursday when a young man, who had recently befriended the girl, lured her to meet him. She was reportedly taken to an isolated area in Kawakhali, … Read more
Siliguri, 17th August: The Outpatient Department (OPD) and other critical medical services at Siliguri District Hospital have been halted due to a 24-hour strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). This strike, a response to the recent incident at R.G. Kar Hospital, has led to the suspension of outdoor services across multiple hospitals in … Read more
Siliguri, 14th August: In a significant development, Abhishek Roy, a bank employee in Siliguri, has been arrested for allegedly opening bank accounts in customers’ names without their knowledge and conducting transactions through these unauthorized accounts. The case came to light in July when a woman while preparing her income tax file, discovered a bank account … Read more