New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the West Bengal government over the Sandeshkhali case where suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan is accused of sexual assault and land grab in the island of the state.
Kolkata/IBNS: A viral video showing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader claiming the Sandeshkhali incident, where Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in Sandeshkhali including strongman, Sheikh Shahjahan, were accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse, was orchestrated, triggering a fresh faceoff between the two largest parties of West Bengal.
Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Sandeshkhali sexual abuse and land grabbing allegations
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing levelled against now arrested erstwhile Trinamool Congress (TMC) local leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his ades by local women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, media reports said.
ED arrests suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeskhali land-grabbing case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with a land grabbing case in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali.
Sandeshkhali victims meet President Murmu; seek intervention in safeguarding their rights
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A social service organisation along with some victims of Sandeshkhali met President Droupadi Murmu on Friday and handed over a memorandum urging her intervention to safeguard the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities of the area.
Sandeshkhali case: CBI arrests three aides of suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the January 5 physical attacks on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during a failed raid at Shahjahan Sheikh's residence in Sandeshkhali, arrested three close lieutenants of the suspended TMC leader in connection with the assaults, official sources said on Tuesday.
CBI gets custody of suspended Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan after court reprimand
Kolkata/IBNS: After the tug of war between the West Bengal Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the federal agency Wednesday evening finally got the custody of Sandeshkhali strongman and suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan following a Calcutta High Court order for the second time.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh setback for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear on an urgent basis the state's plea against the Calcutta High Court order directing the handover of erstwhile Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shajahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Sandeshkhali case.
Sandeshkhali: Bengal Police refuse to hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI, ED attaches his properties
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Police Tuesday refused to hand over the case of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) even after the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the same, media reports said.
Entire country is sad and angry: PM Modi slams Mamata govt on Sandeshkhali
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the entire country is "sad" and "angry" over the Sandeshkhali case where arrested and now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan is charged with land grabbing and sexual abuse of women.
Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to hear the bail plea of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who managed to evade arrest for 55 days for attacking ED officials and is also the key figure in multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Hours after arrest, TMC suspends its Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs
Kolkata: Hours after the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman SheikhShahjahan in the Sandeshkhali land-grab and sexual assault case, the party announced its decision to suspend him from its ranks for six years.
Sandeshkhali incident: Arrested TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 10-day police custody
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested in connection with a mob attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali, was sent to 10-day police custody by the Basirhat court on Thursday.
TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, main accused in Sandeshkhali case, arrested in North 24 Parganas
Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of sexual violence and land grab in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village, was arrested on Thursday.