Netai Killing

• Netai killings: CBI begins investigation

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case and formally started investigations into the Netai killings in West Bengal.Nine villagers had been killed on January 7 in Netai village in Lalgarh; some of the accused include CPM leaders.The Calcutta High Court had ordered CBI investigation into the incident.The High Court order came ...

• Netai killings: Kolkata High Court orders CBI probe

  The Kolkata High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the Netai killings at Lalgarh earlier this year.The High Court order came after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by the Calcutta Bar Association in January demanding a CBI probe into the incident The court, during the hearing, rapped the Central Investigation Department (CID) for ...

• Calcutta High Court refuses to order CBI probe into Netai killing for now

  The Calcutta High Court has refused to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Netai killings for now.The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the recent killings of at least nine villagers in Netai village in Lalgarh, allegedly by CPM cadres.Today's court order is interim. Next hearing ...

• Lalgarh firing death toll rises to nine

  With the death of an injured woman undergoing treatment, the death toll in the January 7 firing at a Lalgarh village in West Midnapore district rose to nine.     Hospital sources said Arati Mondal, who was admitted to SSKM hospital died of her bullet wounds on Sunday morning.     She was rushed to the hospita...

• Lalgarh killings: Governor to visit Netai on January 19

  After the recent spate of violence in Lalgarh, West Bengal governor M K Narayanan has decided to visit Netai village in the trouble-torn area on January 19.The visit comes after seven people were shot dead by alleged CPM workers in Netai whereas another succumbed in the hospital today.The Governor may also visit Jhalda in Purulia district where sev...

• Court decision on Lalgarh killings today

  The Calcutta High Court will today decide on a petition asking for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the killings in Netai village in Lalgarh. A court order on it is likely.The State Home Secretary has filed an affidavit saying no CBI inquiry is needed as the CID is already investigating the case. Earlier, the High Court had aske...

• Kolkata: 31 Youth Congress activists held near Writers' Building

  Thirty one Youth Congress activists were today arrested while staging a demonstration here to seek resignation of chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, owning moral responsibility for death of seven villagers at Netai.They were arrested in front of the Writers' Building, the seat of power of the Left Front government, for defying prohibitory orde...

• Lalgarh killings: Court asks Bengal govt to produce case diary

  The Calcutta High Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which the Centre supported, seeking a CBI investigation into the firing at Lalgarh in West Midnaporec district on January 7.Noting that the police had reached several hours late and an FIR was lodged about 11 hours after the firing in which seven villagers were shot dead and s...

• Killings in Bengal 'unacceptable', says Pranab Mukherjee

  In the backdrop of increasing violence in Left Front ruled West Bengal, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the killings and political clashes taking place in the state every day were "totally unacceptable"."It is very unfortunate and totally unacceptable that every day there are killings and political clashes," Mukherjee told report...