Birbhum Violence

Birbhum killings: Don't defame police force for fault of few, says Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal chief minister asserted that the state is the most peaceful one in the country and a huge hue and cry has been started over one incident to malign her state

Bengal: Police recovers crude bombs from football ground in Birbhum, say officials

The crude bombs were found inside a plastic bag near a football ground and a bomb squad team of CID was called to defuse the bombs

Birbhum violence: Central Bureau of Investigation team reaches Bogtui village, begins investigation

The CBI team, consisting of around 20 members, went inside the house where charred bodies of seven people were found

Birbhum killings: CBI takes over probe, dispatches team to site of crime

This comes after Calcutta High Court directed the CBI to take over the investigation and submit a report by the next date of hearing, which was set for 7 April

Birbhum violence: Will seek report from West Bengal chief secretary, says Acting NCM chief

Eight people, including two children, were charred to death in Bogtui village of the state's Birbhum district in the suspected fallout of a TMC panachayat official's murder

Birbhum violence: BJP MP questions 'silence' of Opposition leaders

BJP MP Virender Singh Mast has described the Birbhum violence as a crime against humanity

Birbhum violence: Prodded by Mamata Banerjee, police arrest local TMC Congress boss

The police on Thursday arrested local Trinamool Congress boss Anarul Hossain from near a hotel in the pilgrimage town of Tarapith.

Birbhum violence: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan slams Mamata Banerjee over 'danav raj' in Bengal

Chowdhury on Thursday visited the Bogtui village near Rampurhat in Birbhum in which the violence claimed eight lives on Tuesday

Birbhum killings: Mamata Banerjee to visit violence-hit district where 8 were burnt to death today

Banerjee said she would visit Bogtui village, where houses were set on fire shortly after a village panchayat deputy chief was murdered, to take stock of the situation

Birbhum violence: PM Modi urges people of Bengal to never forgive perpetrators 

The prime minister also assured the state government that whatever help it wants will be provided to take strict action against the culprits