Bengal Cops Transferred

Suspended Trinamool leader Sheikh Shahjahan - the key accused in the Sandeshkhali land grab, and sexual assault cases - was transferred to CBI custody Wednesday, capping a two-day stand-off between the Bengal government and the central agency.

The Election Commission on Wednesday transferred Superintendent of Police, Howrah (Rural) Saumya Roy to a non-election related post since his wife has been declared Trinamool Congress's candidate for Sonarpur Dakshin assembly seat.

The West Bengal Government has reinstated Anuj Sharma as Kolkata Police Commissioner and other top police officers who were transferred by the Election Commission (EC), according to an official notification.

The Election Commission transferred Malda Superintendent of Police Arnab Ghosh today, three days before the district votes in the Lok Sabha elections. The action was taken in the wake of the West Bengal BJP leadership filing several complaints against the police officer.

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of bias and submitted a memorandum to the poll body against transfers of top police officers in West Bengal just before the first phase of voting in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Election Commission has rejected allegations of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee that it carried an "arbitrary, motivated" order on transfer of state police officials "at the behest of the ruling party at the Centre".

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Saturday mocked at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for writing to the Election Commission (EC) over the transfer of four IPS officers and claimed that many more transfers are in the pipeline.

The transfer of four top West Bengal police officers ordered by the Election Commission days before national polls has triggered an ugly war of words. In an unusually sharp letter, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the poll body that the order was "highly arbitrary, motivated and biased" and was issued "at behest of the BJP"...

Suspended Trinamool leader Sheikh Shahjahan - the key accused in the Sandeshkhali land grab, and sexual assault cases - was transferred to CBI custody Wednesday, capping a two-day stand-off between the Bengal government and the central agency.

The Election Commission on Wednesday transferred Superintendent of Police, Howrah (Rural) Saumya Roy to a non-election related post since his wife has been declared Trinamool Congress's candidate for Sonarpur Dakshin assembly seat.

The West Bengal Government has reinstated Anuj Sharma as Kolkata Police Commissioner and other top police officers who were transferred by the Election Commission (EC), according to an official notification.

The Election Commission transferred Malda Superintendent of Police Arnab Ghosh today, three days before the district votes in the Lok Sabha elections. The action was taken in the wake of the West Bengal BJP leadership filing several complaints against the police officer.

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of bias and submitted a memorandum to the poll body against transfers of top police officers in West Bengal just before the first phase of voting in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Election Commission has rejected allegations of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee that it carried an "arbitrary, motivated" order on transfer of state police officials "at the behest of the ruling party at the Centre".

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Saturday mocked at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for writing to the Election Commission (EC) over the transfer of four IPS officers and claimed that many more transfers are in the pipeline.

The transfer of four top West Bengal police officers ordered by the Election Commission days before national polls has triggered an ugly war of words. In an unusually sharp letter, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the poll body that the order was "highly arbitrary, motivated and biased" and was issued "at behest of the BJP"...