TMC leader Derek O'Brien claimed that by the time West Bengal Police was given freedom, it took two days to arrest the culprit. However, Calcutta HC had clarified that there was never any 'stay' on his arrest
According to reports, TMC leader Bijan Das was killed due to party infighting, and outraged locals vandalised the house of Goutam Das, who is accused of involvement in Das's murder.
After the matter came to light, local Hindus staged a protest on Monday (26th February) morning. The angry demonstrators also blocked the rail lines, demanding an immediate arrest of the culprits.
Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, on their way to Sandeshkhali, were arrested at Bhojerhat in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Sunday afternoon.
Partha Bhowmik went to Sandeshkhali on Saturday (24th February) and claimed that Sheikh Sirajuddin had been removed as the 'head of the Panchayat' a long time ago.
Following massive outrage by villagers who staged a protest outside the Police outpost, West Bengal police has suspended its officer who was accused of assaulting and torturing a woman for 11 hours at the Police station
Republic TV journalist Santu Pan's wife drew NHRC's attention towards how the Mamata Banerjee government is stifling the voices of journalists and the media that has been trying to bring forth accounts of multiple women victimised by TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides in Sandeshkhali