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TopicBirbhum massacre

Topic: Birbhum massacre

‘TMC leader instigated mob, delayed police response being probed’ — CBI files Birbhum chargesheet

18 accused including TMC’s Anarul Hossain & 2 juveniles named. Separate chargesheet filed on Bhadu Sheikh’s murder, after which violence claimed 10 lives in Bogtui village in March.

Political violence, internal factions — Mamata Banerjee’s TMC is its own opposition in Bengal

Opposition parties in West Bengal are so weak and demoralised now that they don't put up any meaningful resistance to the TMC. But that space has been filled by the TMC itself.

Birbhum killings: CBI report highlights ‘postmaster’ Bhadu Sheikh’s money power, slams police

CBI likely to question senior IPS officers in coming days. Calcutta High Court Friday ordered agency to also take up case of local TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh’s murder.

CBI makes first arrests in Birbhum killings case, nabs 4 suspects who had ‘fled’ to Mumbai

Six officers flew to Mumbai and arrested suspects early Thursday morning. CBI will seek custody after they are produced before Rampurhat court. Suspects yet to be identified.

BJP ‘fact-finding’ team blames ‘state-sponsored extortion’ for Birbhum arson, Mamata cries foul

The BJP team, comprising 5 members, submitted a report on its findings to national party president J.P. Nadda in New Delhi Wednesday. The team visited the site of violence on 24 March.

Mamata Banerjee calls for ‘unified and principled’ Opposition to fight ‘oppressive’ BJP

In a letter Tuesday, Mamata asked for a meeting of all ‘progressive forces’ to stop BJP’s attempts at influencing central agencies, judiciary.

Our take on Wang Yi’s New Delhi visit, Birbhum killings, Common entrance test – in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

‘Mob of over 100 ransacked homes, set ablaze houses to kill families’, says CBI’s Birbhum FIR

ThePrint accessed a copy of the FIR filed by the CBI in the Rampurhat violence, based on the local police’s FIR that details the sequence of events that claimed 8 lives last week.

Calcutta HC orders CBI to probe Bengal violence where 8 were burnt alive

The court overruled the state's investigation and asked the central agency to submit its report on April 7.

Mamata compensates for Birbhum mass deaths, but says violence a ‘big conspiracy’ against her

Governor Jagdeep Dhankar says Birbhum violence ‘shameful and an indelible scar on governance’; ‘govt should learn lessons and not offer defence’.

On Camera

Nehru and Jinnah made Indian politics their personal quarrel. Partition was a consequence

Ambedkar regarded both Gandhi and Jinnah as suffering from ‘colossal egotism’, who made Indian politics a matter of their ‘personal quarrel’ and brought it to a standstill.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.