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30-year-old hangs self
in Barasat
Barasat: A 30-year-old
woman Saharaban Kouri Biwi
was found hanging at her residence
of Banshkul Gram
Panchayat at Ashoknagar on
Thursday morning. Her 11year-old
son, Raju khan said
that Saharaban had a fight
with her husband over a
petite issue. Next morning
when the child found her
hanging, he informed the
neighbours and his family
members. — BP
19-year-old woman’s
body found
Basanti: A 19-year-old
woman’s body was found at
her house at Birinchibari village
under Basanti police
station on Thursday morning.
Suchitra Mandal, who
was married to Prashanta
Mandal had died on Tuesday
night. Though Prasanta had
claimed it to be a suicide but
Suchitra’s father Gopal Jana
held Prasanta responsible
her death. Gopal said that
they were married just two
months ago but Prasanta
used to torture her physically
and mentally for
dowry. — BP
4-year-old girl drowns
in Barasat
Barasat: A 4-year-old girl
drowned in a pond at Chand -
anpur in Barasat on Thursd -
ay. Reportedly, Afroza Khatun
was playing in an around the
house on Wednesday afternoon
after which she went
missing. On Thursday, her
body was found from the
pond near her house. — BP
Two boys drown
in Ganga
Barrackpore: Two boys
drowned while bathing in
the Ganga at Mondalpara,
Ichhapur on Wednesday.
After a night long search
operation, the body of Rahul
Harijan, 9, and Manish Singh,
10, were recovered on Thu r -
sday morning. However, two
others are still missing. — BP
Decomposed body
found in Dubrajpur
Dubrajpur: The decomposed
body of a man was found in a
house in Dubrajpur on Thu -
rsday morning. Police broke
in after neighbours compl -
ained of a foul stench. The
dead man was identified as
Jainal Abedin, a 48-year-old
who used to distribute tob -
acco among bidi makers. — BP
Husband kills woman
at Naihati
Naihati: A 35-year-old
woman was allegedly burnt
to death by her husband at
Naihati on Wednesday night.
The husband was also
injured in the incident and
was admitted to hospital.
Police have detained a
woman named Uma Saha, a
beauty parlour owner, with
whom the husband was
allegedly involved in an illicit
affair. — BP
5 women
among 7
injured
in clash
Our Correspondent
Sashan: A clash between the
supporters of the Trinamool
Congress (TMC) and the
CPI(M) left seven persons
injured, including five
women, at Khamar village in
Barasat’s Sashan on Thursday.
The injured have all been
admitted to the Barasat subdivisional
hospital.
Reportedly, a gang of
CPI(M)-backed goons, led by
Satikul Islam, raided the
house of Habibullah, a TMC
worker, early in the morning.
The villagers who tried to
mediate in the clashes were
seriously injured, too.
“Satikul was thrown out of
the TMC for indulging in illegal
activities. So, he attacked
us along along with other
CPI(M) activists,” said TMC
leader Matiyar Sapui.
“Habibulla’s wife and his two
daughters were also assa u l -
ted by the culprits,” he added.
The case is being investigated
by the district police.
Sushanta main conspirator: CID
Our Correspondent
Kolkata: The criminal investigation
department (CID), probing
the Benachapra skeleton recovery
case, is likely to charge former
Left Front minister and
prime accused Sushanta Ghosh
as the main conspirator, along
with three other senior party
leaders of West Midnapore district.
“We’re likely to submit the
charge sheet in the Midnapore
court by September 8. In it, we
will mention Ghosh along with
CPI(M) state committee member
Tarun Roy, Tarit Khatua and
Entaz Ali as conspirators and
planners of the case,” said a senior
CID officer. The CID took over
the case on June 5 and as
required, the charge sheet will
be submitted within 90 days
from the day of taking up the
case, he added.
According to sources, the
charge sheet will state that
around 50 people, including the
CPI(M) leaders, were involved in
the crime and the exact role
played by each of the accused.
Ghosh, Roy, Khatua and Ali did
not just conspire but also
directed others in committing
the crime. Sushanta was present
at the mango orchard at
Daserbandh in Benachapra village,
where bodies of the miss-
Our Correspondent
Kolkata: The newly constituted
task force to look into price rise
and abnormally high prices of
vegetables and other food
products, on Thursday ruled
out the ongoing floods in the
state as the reason behind the
increase. It also denied claims
that the phenomenon was due
to a shortfall in supply.
The nine-member task force,
which was appointed earlier
this week by chief mnister
Mamata Banerjee to probe the
Our Correspondent
Howrah: The 500-year-old city witnessed a
historic moment as the office of the commissioner
of police was introduced in Howrah on
September 1. Ajey Ranade took charge as
police commissioner of the town. At a press
conference, he said the commissionerate had
been introduced to improve the law and order
situation, control crime and ease traffic. It
includes eight police stations — Bally, Liluah,
Mali Panch Ghora, Golabari, Howrah, Shibpur,
Jagacha and Bantra. The area covered is 98 sq
km.
There will be a joint police commissioner,
six deputy commmissioners and several assistant
commissioners looking after six divisions
– the detective department, traffic, armed
police, Special Branch, headquarters and
police stations. There will be DCs in charge of
north and south respectively, two additional
DCs and 10 ACs for functioning of the
Commissioneriat. The police commissioner
also said 406 additonal posts had been created
which would be absorbed in due course. The
commissionerate would have a similar structure
as the Kolkata Police.
The main action area would be in traffic and
crime control, said the police commissioner.
There would be a DC(traffic) and a DC(headquarters).
Six traffic guards and 13sub-guards
would be formed and placed in charge of
assistant commissioners.
There would be six radio flying squads for
quick response on 100 dial which will be
manned for 24 hours. Two flying squads have
already been deployed in the town. Two heavy
radio flying squads would also be introduced,
said Ranade.
Two flying squads were seen on the day at
Bangabasi crossing and Salkia Chowrasta
crossing respectively. The police commissioner
also said the eight police stations would
Udayan Mukhopadhyay
Nadia: One more deer succumbed
to injury at the
Bethuadahari wildlife sanctuary
in Nadia district on
Thursday. A group of youngsters
had pelted stones at the
protected territory meant for
deer on Wednesday in which
two were severely injured and
one died during the day itself.
The carcass has been sent for
autopsy. Local sources, however,
said there was a possibil-
� Sushanta Ghosh
ing Trinamool Congress workers
were buried in September 2002.
While investigating the case
and reconstructing the crime,
the CID sleuths have learnt that
seven Trinamool Congress
activists were shot dead at
Dakshin Piyasala village by
CPI(M) supporters and Ghosh’s
trusted cadres Sona Ruidas and
Shankar Shau.
The bodies were then ferried
to Benachapra on a bullock cart
and party cadres, namely
Biman Ghosh, Baidyanath
Santra and Shanti Prachanda,
were given the responsibility to
decompose the bodies, said the
reasons for the hike in prices,
held its first meeting at the
Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
During the meeting, the task
force discussed its findings and
decided on taking strict measures
against black marketeers
and profiteers.
Six of the task force’s nine
members were present at the
meeting, including agricultural
marketing department additional
secretary Rajesh Sinha,
enforcement branch deputy
commissioner Debabrata Das,
enforcement branch deputy
senior officer.
Another party cadre dug up
the trench at the orchard and
Madan Santra dragged the bodies
to the orchard from the bullock
cart parked on the other
side of the canal. The entire
process was supervised by
Sushanta’s brother Prasanta
Ghosh. The Trinamool activists
were first chased to Dakshin
Piyasala by the CPI(M) cadres
from Khetua near Keshpur, said
the officer.
Seven Trinamool activists
were killed on September 22,
2002, and next day, a complaint
was lodged against the CPI(M)
Task force on prices meets at KMC
Howrah top cop outlines
major policing overhaul
superintendent Prabhat Ban -
dhopadhya and KMC’s chief ma -
nager, market, Bhaskar Ghosh.
The task force members had
visited various markets across
the city as well as in the districts
and noted down the
prices, figuring out the reasons
behind their rise. The team has
already made seven to eight
visits to not only the markets in
the city but also the district
markets.
“We are ruling out the heavy
rainfall that the state has
received in the past few
� Ajey Ranade, the police commissioner
of Howrah — BP
be divided into 17 police stations later for
administrative reasons.
The Howrah (rural) district police have been
created with the remaining 11 police stations
in rural areas. The previous police superintendent
of Howrah, Rabindranath Mukherjee, has
been appointed police superintendent (rural)
of Howrah.
ity of a few more deaths.
The Bethuadahari authorities
said nearly 30,000 people
visited the place on
Wednesday as it was a holiday
for Eid. A group of youths
entered the sanctuary around
10 am and started throwing
stones. Range officer Jyoti
Prasad Guha Roy said the two
deer might have been injured
by the sharp fencing or some
tree bark when they were
being chased. “Search is on for
the other injured deer,” said
Guha Roy.
Sources, however, deferred
the official comment and said
that there might be five
deaths, including that of a
ghariyal which could be due to
food poisoning. The range officer
said until and unless
autopsy reports arrived, the
exact reason for the deaths
could not be cited.
Local MLA Kalyan Khan visited
the sanctuary on
Wednesday and said a probe
was necessary.
leaders, including Ghosh. But the
investigation could not be completed
as the bodies were not
found then. On June 4, this year,
when five skeletons were
unearthed from Daserbandh
near Ghosh’s ancestral home,
one Shyamal Acharya claimed
that one of the skeletons was
that of his father Ajay Acharya,
who was killed on September
22, 2002. Subsequently, a complaint
was lodged with the
police accusing 42 people,
including the Ghosh brothers,
Roy and others.
So far, 10 people have been
arrested, including Sushanta,
Biman, Shanti and Madan. Other
prime accused like Prashanta,
Tarun, Tarit and Entaz are still at
large. Moreover, Madan has
agreed to turn government
approver in the case and already
recorded his statement before a
judge in the Midnapore court
under Section 164 CrPC.
“We cannot give any time
limit for submitting the charge
sheet. We are still investigating
it. Several points have been
cleared and we are still working
to get some more evidences.
Though many of the conspirators
are yet to be arrested, we are
trying to submit the charge sheet
as early as possible,” said K
Jayaraman, CID deputy inspector-general
(operations).
months as a cause for the price
hike. We are still investigating
the matter, but one reason
which could be the cause
would be rumours of short supply,
which led the retailers and
the vendors to restrict the sale
of such products, which in turn
led to the rise,” said Sinha.
The task force informed that
districts had been notified that
visits to the market would
continue.
The task force also decided to
visit these markets, starting
from Friday morning.
Chandrashekhar Chatterjee
Asansol: On the lines of the Delhi Police, the
police commisionerate system has been
introduced in West Bengal for the first time
starting with the Asansol-Durgapur industrial
belt from Thursday. The former inspector general
of the counter intelligence force, Ajay
Nanda, is the first commissioner to take
charge. The decision has been taken in view of
the crime trend in the industrial belt in the
past few months.
The new police commissioner, who had
also served as police superintendant of
Jalpaiguri and West Midnapore, took over the
office earlier held by the additional police
superintendent. He expected to curb crime by
October 1.
“The system has been started in 15 police
stations which include nine in Asansol and six
Gautam Paramanik
� The office of police commissioner in Asansol — BP
Purulia: State food minister Jyotipriyo
Mullick declared the setting up of a
five-member vigilance team in every
district of the state to get rid of corruption
in food supply and distribution.
During his recent visit to Purulia on
Thursday, he also sealed four godowns
of Balarampur Thana Large Sized Cooperative
Agricultural Marketing
Society Limited due to some discrepancies
noted here.
The minister had reportedly
received several complaints about the
godowns here. On Thursday, he raided
the godowns along with self-employment
and self-help group minister
Shantiram Mahato, state food director
Joydeb Jana and district food controller,
Sunoy Goswami. He noticed
several discrepancies in the godowns
and found the grain rotting here due to
the leakage of rainwater from a hole in
the roof.
The minister ordered these
godowns to be sealed and ordered a
probe after the local residents alleged
that the food materials from these
godowns are smuggled to Jharkhand.
Mullick then went to a ration card
distribution centre at Bamundiha in
Barabazar and spoke to the cardholders
there. He also visited a rice mill in
Purulia Block II and enquired about
in Durgapur. Kaksa and Budbud in Durgapur
are excluded. Asansol and Durgapur have
been divided into three areas: east, west and
central headed by a deputy commissioner.
The commissionerate (east) includes
Durgapur police station, Newtownship,
Faridpur, Kokbhen, Pandev shwar and Andal.
The commissionarate (west) includes Kulti,
Hirapur, Salanpur, Barabani and Chittaranjan.
The commissionerate (central) includes
Asansol North and South, Jamuria and
Raniganj,” said the new police commissioner.
The ranks of the additional police superintendents
of Asansol and Durgapur have been
changed to deputy commissioners. The DSPs
of Asansol and SDPO of Durgapur are now
additional commissioners. A thousand more
police officers will be employed including 80
inspectors, 120 sub-inspectors and 40 female
sub-inspectors.
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� State food minister Jyotipriyo Mullick at a godown in Purulia
on Thursday — BP
Food minister sets
up vigilance teams
to stop corruption
Commissioner sets himself
Sept deadline to curb crime
Another injured deer dies in Bethuadahari sanctuary
� The deer killed in Nadia — BP
its functioning.
“Already 63 tonne rice has been
purchased for the district and another
100 tonne will be bought. In the last 34
years, the Left Front government had
failed to supply food to the people of
the state. We will not let that happen.
We will make sure that everyone is fed
and most importantly people from
West Midnapore, Bankura, and Purulia
in Jangalmahal. If everyone is fed properly,
Maoists will no longer be active
here,” said the minister.
On Thursday evening, Mullick also
held a meeting with the district
administration and the district food
officials at the Purulia circuit house. He
also met the ration dealers here.
The minister informed that the date
for surrendering illegal ration cards
had been extended to September 30.
Thereafter, the food department will
start its raids throughout the state.
“The state government has to pay a
subsidy of Rs70 crore every month in
order to keep the food supply and distribution
system going. So, if anyone is
found guilty, strict action would be
taken against him,” said the minister.
On Friday, the food minister will
visit Bankura to look into the state of
affairs there and hold a meeting with
the food officials, the district magistrate,
the MLAs, the sub-divisional officers
and block development officers.
SUCI-CPM
clash leaves
two women
injured
Our Correspondent
Kultali: A clash took place
between supporters of the
SUCI and CPI(M) which left
two women seriously injured
in Mahishmari village under
Kultali police station in South
24-Parganas on Thursday.
Aslima Sardar and Karima
Gazi have been admitted to
the Joynagar Gramin
Hospital.
Reportedly, post-election,
11 families of SUCI supporters
were rendered homeless. The
SUCI has always won at
Kultali. It was the first time
when the CPI(M) had won
here.
“The CPI(M) supporters
had been attacking SUCI
members here for quite a
long time,” said former
Kultali MLA and SUCI leader
Joykrishna Halder.
“These people had
returned to their homes on
the occasion of Eid. However,
CPI(M) supporters hurled
bombs at them. Aslima was
injured in the bomb blast and
Karima was beaten up as she
protested against the attackers,”
he added.
Additional superintendent
of police, gramin, Kankar
Prasad Barui, said that the
police have already started a
probe. A police picket has
been deployed in the area.