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Class 8 hosteller was homesick, killed a junior so that school declared a holiday

The 14-year-old suspect wanted the authorities to declare a holiday so that he could go home, Purulia superintendent of police (SP) Avijit Banerjee told reporters.

An officer at the Manbazar police station in West Bengal’s Purulia district said the suspect told officers that he lured the victim away from the school with a chocolate (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 05:06 PM IST

12 arrested for allegedly stripping, beating 3 sadhus in West Bengal

Police said that the incident happened because of some misunderstanding between the sadhus and three village girls due to difference in their languages

Police said five of the accused were sent to police custody for further interrogation while the rest have been sent to judicial custody by the court. (Representative Image)
Published on Jan 13, 2024 07:06 PM IST

‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets TMC govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal

In the 30-second viral video clip, a group of sadhus are purportedly seen being stripped and assaulted by a mob. Amit Malviya slams the ruling TMC government.

A group of sadhus being purportedly stripped and assaulted by a mob in Bengal's Purulia district.
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 11:07 AM IST

Eatery owner arrested by CBI in Bengal Congress leader’s murder dies in custody

Tapan Kandu, a Congress councillor at Purulia’s Jhalda town municipality, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants when he was out for a walk on March 13 last year

Since eatery owner was an accused in a CBI case, the postmortem would be conducted in presence of officials from the federal agency. (Representative Image)
Published on Nov 13, 2023 04:33 PM IST

Heatwave warning in south Bengal districts as temperature crosses 40°C

Sanjib Bandopadhyay, director of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata, said the rerecorded temperature till Thursday afternoon was three to five degrees above normal

Pedestrians cover themselves with a scarf to protect them from the searing heat. (PTI photo)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 06:45 PM IST
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