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Topic: Kolkata Police

4 accused in Kolkata Law College gangrape case sent to 14-day judicial custody

Earlier, a court had sent three accused to police custody till 8 July, while the fourth was remanded till 4 July. The Kolkata Police detective department will now take over the probe.

Police warn of action over attempts to reveal victim’s identity in Kolkata gang rape case

The Kolkata Police also underscored that protecting the identity of a rape victim is not only mandated by law but also an ethical responsibility.

Law student Sharmishta Panoli walks out of Kolkata jail. ‘Wiser, learnt her lesson,’ says her father

Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to Sharmistha Panoli, who stands accused of hurting religious sentiments in an Instagram video.

Granting interim bail to Sharmishta Panoli, HC directs West Bengal cops to give her protection

Panoli was arrested by Kolkata police from Gurugram last week over Instagram post on Op Sindoor in which she made 'controversial remarks' about Prophet Muhammed.

Sharmishtha Panoli case: Kolkata police say all procedures were followed in influencer’s arrest

The state police refuted claims that Panoli was arrested unlawfully. She was apprehended from Gurugram and thereafter produced before the court, the police said.

Sharmishta Panoli arrest brings Congress’s Karti, BJP’s Suvendu on same page; Dutch MP also chimes in

Kolkata cops arrested Panoli from Gurugram over Instagram video in which she made alleged controversial remarks on Prophet. Court has remanded her to judicial custody till 13 June.

Kolkata cops arrest ‘absconding’ Pune law student ‘for hurting religious sentiments’ in Op Sindoor post

FIR was lodged against Sharmistha Panoli on 15 May by Kolkata-based Rashidi Foundation for 'making derogatory comments' on Prophet Muhammad. She was arrested from a Gurugram hotel.

RG Kar case: Kolkata court finds Sanjay Roy guilty of rape, murder of 31-yr-old trainee doctor

Court finds Sanjay Roy, sole accused in RG Kar case, guilty of rape and murder based on forensic evidence and DNA match. Quantum of punishment to be announced Monday.

Bangladeshi national held in Kolkata with ‘fake’ Indian passport, says he is former BNP leader

Man held from Kolkata hotel claims he is ex-BNP leader who fled Bangladesh after dispute with Awami League. 4 others have been arrested from Nadia for entering India illegally.

17 yrs ago, another Kolkata top cop was sacked. How tables turned on Mamata, from Rizwanur case to RG Kar

Giving in to demand of junior doctors, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has shunted out Kolkata police chief. In 2007, she was the one demanding the removal of the city’s top cop.

On Camera

Ramayana and Mahabharata acts, dance forms breathe life into sculptures: Scholar Kapila Vatsyayan

In March 2012, scholar and art historian Kapila Vatsyayan delivered a speech after receiving the 4th Thalia Prize, explaining the interdependence of different art forms — theatre, dance to music.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.