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Kolkata Police: News

13 Jul 2025
India

IIM-Calcutta 'rape' case: 9-member SIT formed

The Kolkata Police has formed a nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the alleged rape of a woman by a student at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta.

06 Jul 2025
India

Kolkata gangrape: 'Influential' man told accused to back off: Police

The Kolkata Police are investigating a gangrape case that took place on the South Calcutta Law College campus on June 25.

05 Jul 2025
India

South Calcutta Law College appointed rape accused as student liaison

The South Calcutta Law College appointed Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in a recent gang-rape case, as a student liaison despite his criminal record.

01 Jul 2025
Trinamool Congress

Kolkata gang-rape: College terminates contract of prime accused, expels 2 

The South Calcutta Law College has expelled two students and terminated the contract of its prime accused Manojit Mishra in a gang rape case.

30 Jun 2025
Amit Malviya

Kolkata rape accused admitted to college despite 'dismal' rank: BJP  

Amit Malviya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell chief, has raised questions over the admission of one of the accused in the South Calcutta Law College rape case.

29 Jun 2025
India

Kolkata gang-rape case: Police warn against communal narrative

The Kolkata Police have issued a warning against spreading false narratives in the gang-rape case of a female student at South Calcutta Law College.

29 Jun 2025
India

CCTV footage confirms Calcutta college student's allegations: Police

CCTV footage from the South Calcutta Law College has confirmed a first-year student's allegations of gangrape. The incident occurred on June 25.

28 Jun 2025
Sexual Assault

Kolkata law student gang-rape: video found on accused's phone

A video of the alleged rape of a law student at South Calcutta Law College has been found on the phone of one of the accused.

27 Jun 2025
Trinamool Congress

'Justice will be served': TMC disowns member who raped student 

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has condemned the gang rape of a 24-year-old student of South Calcutta Law College.

12 Jun 2025
Suvendu Adhikari

Clashes in Bengal over shop construction near temple; 40 arrested 

As many as 40 people have been arrested in Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, after violent clashes broke out between two groups reportedly over a land dispute.

05 Jun 2025
Calcutta High Court

Influencer Sharmishta arrested over 'communally-charged' Operation Sindoor video gets bail 

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to law student Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested for allegedly posting a communally charged video linked to Operation Sindoor.

03 Jun 2025
Delhi

Who is Wajahat Khan, man behind influencer Sharmistha Panoli's arrest? 

Wajahat Khan, the man who filed a complaint against Instagram influencer Sharmistha Panoli, has now become the center of attention himself.

01 Jun 2025
Kangana Ranaut

'Secularism must be 2-way street...': Pawan Kalyan on influencer's arrest

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has spoken out against the arrest of Sharmistha Panoli, a 22-year-old law student and social media influencer.

31 May 2025
Bollywood

Kolkata Police arrests Instagram influencer over 'communal' remarks

Kolkata Police on Friday arrested Instagram influencer Sharmishtha Panoli from Gurugram for allegedly making communal remarks in a video.

07 Apr 2025
Kolkata

BJP alleges attack during Kolkata's Ram Navami procession; police deny 

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar has alleged that a Ram Navami procession in Kolkata's Park Circus Seven Point area was attacked.

23 Mar 2025
Indian Premier League (IPL)

KKR to host all IPL home matches at Eden Gardens

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have decided to host all their home matches for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season at Eden Gardens. This is despite recent concerns over security.

05 Mar 2025
Indian Premier League (IPL)

KKR vs LSG match on April 6 may get rescheduled 

The much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 is encountering a major roadblock.

26 Feb 2025
India

Kolkata triple-murder case solved; cops say 2 brothers behind it 

Two brothers, Pranay and Prasun Dey, have been accused of murdering their wives and a teenage girl by the Kolkata Police.

25 Feb 2025
Kolkata

Mother-daughter duo caught with headless body of relative in suitcase  

A mother-daughter duo was caught by locals while trying to dump a body in the Ganga river at Kumartuli Ghat, Kolkata.

22 Jan 2025
Calcutta High Court

'Only prosecuting agency can..': CBI opposes RG Kar verdict appeal  

The West Bengal government has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital last year.

20 Jan 2025
Calcutta High Court

RG Kar rape-murder: Accused Sanjoy Roy gets life term

A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, noting that the case did not qualify for the death penalty.

20 Jan 2025
Kolkata

RG Kar case: Convict Sanjay Roy to be sentenced today

Sanjay Roy, the man convicted of raping and murdering a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, will be sentenced on Monday afternoon.

18 Jan 2025
Calcutta High Court

RG Kar case: Victim's father breaks down in court

The Sealdah court on Saturday convicted Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer of the Kolkata Police, in the rape and murder case of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

'I'm being framed': RG Kar accused reacts to guilty verdict 

A local court in Kolkata convicted Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case on Saturday.

18 Jan 2025
Calcutta High Court

RG Kar case verdict today: Victim's parents say probe incomplete

A Kolkata court will pronounce its verdict on Saturday in the high-profile rape and murder case of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

11 Jan 2025
Calcutta High Court

Verdict in Kolkata trainee doctor rape-murder case on January 18

The Sealdah court in Kolkata will deliver its verdict on January 18 in the high-profile rape and murder case of a 31-year-old trainee doctor.

24 Dec 2024
Calcutta High Court

RG Kar rape-murder: No evidence of struggle at crime scene

A forensic report by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) has found no signs of a struggle at the alleged crime scene in Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, where a trainee doctor was reportedly raped and murdered.

15 Nov 2024
Bengaluru

Veteran singer Sanjay Chakraborty arrested for molesting minor student

Prominent singer and composer, Sanjay Chakraborty, was arrested by Kolkata Police on charges of molesting a minor student.

04 Nov 2024
DNA

Charges framed in Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case

Charges have been formally filed against Sanjay Roy, the only accused in the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Kolkata: Prohibitory orders issued ahead of Durga Puja carnival

The Kolkata Police has banned gatherings of five or more people in and around Red Road, the venue for Tuesday's Durga Puja Carnival.

How Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case accused was tracked, arrested

In a major development in the RG Kar Medical College junior doctor's rape and murder case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet naming Sanjay Roy as the prime suspect.

Roy raped, murdered doctor: CBI's chargesheet in RG Kar case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against Sanjoy Roy, a former contractual staff member with the Kolkata Police, for the alleged rape and murder of a female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

02 Oct 2024
Kolkata

'Kashmir azadi' slogans at RG Kar protests, Centre seeks report 

The central government has reportedly asked for a detailed report from the West Bengal administration concerning the alleged chanting of "Kashmir Mange Azadi" (Kashmir wants freedom) slogans during a protest rally in Kolkata.

Kolkata rape-murder: Police station near RG Kar gets new officer-in-charge

The Tala Police Station in Kolkata has a new Officer-in-Charge (O/C), Malay Kumar Dutta.

18 Sep 2024
West Bengal Government

Manoj Verma appointed new Kolkata Police chief; who is he

The West Bengal government on Tuesday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Manoj Verma as the new Kolkata Police Commissioner.

17 Sep 2024
DY Chandrachud

SC orders Wikipedia to remove Kolkata rape-murder victim's name

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Wikipedia to remove the name and photo of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at a government hospital in Kolkata last month.

After Mamata-doctors meeting, Kolkata top cop, 2 health officers shunted

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to remove four top officials following a two-hour meeting with junior doctors.

Kolkata rape-murder: CBI alleges SHO's delay in reaching crime scene

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has accused Abhijit Mandal, the officer-in-charge at Tala Police Station, of arriving late to the crime scene in the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case.

14 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: CBI arrests RG Kar ex-principal, top cop 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Dr. Sandeep Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mandal, the officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station.

13 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court

Protesting doctors write to President, PM amid deadlock with Mamata

The junior doctors protesting in Kolkata have written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking their intervention to end the impasse.

09 Sep 2024
DY Chandrachud

SC asks doctors to return to work by 5pm tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the doctors protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to return to work by 5:00pm on Tuesday.

09 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court

23 died amid doctors' strike: Bengal government's report in SC

The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court that 23 people have died amid a doctors' strike protesting the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Kolkata rape-murder: SC asks CBI to submit fresh status report 

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a fresh status report in the Kolkata rape-murder case next Tuesday (September 17).

Kolkata rape-murder: Day after global protests, SC hearing today

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the case related to the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.

06 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court

Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: CBI rules out gang-rape; Roy lone suspect

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly dismissed the possibility of a gang-rape in the brutal murder and sexual assault case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Ex-principal ordered renovation near Kolkata hospital rape-murder crime scene: BJP 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal has alleged that Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, ordered renovations near the seminar hall where a doctor was found raped and murdered.

Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: Parents allege police tried to bribe them

The family members of the trainee doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last month, have alleged that the cops tried to suppress the case by cremating their daughter's body hurriedly.

04 Sep 2024
Calcutta High Court

Doctors gift a 'spine' to Kolkata Commissioner, demand his resignation 

A delegation of junior doctors in Kolkata brought a hand-made artificial spine to their meeting with Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal on Tuesday at the city's Lalbazar police headquarters.

03 Sep 2024
Abhishek Banerjee

Doctor rape-murder: BJP MP faces 'go back' slogan

Junior doctors protesting late Monday night chanted "go back" against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who visited the protest site in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors' march today, assembly to debate death penalty

Amid ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, junior doctors plan to march from College Street to Lalbazar on Monday.