The Birbhum Police on Thursday suspended Rampurhat sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Shayan Ahmed in connection with the Bogtui village arson that claimed eight lives, and put on him on 'compulsory waiting', a senior officer said. The suspension came hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lambasted a few police officers in Rampurhat, stating that "duty negligence"
Suri: STF West Bengal and Birbhum Police on Sunday intercepted a Bihar-bound truck on NH60 at Suri and recovered 20kg of explosives, 30 rounds of ammunition, five improvised 7mm pistols and 10 magazines. Three persons were arrested.
The teams were acting on prior information. Birbhum Police superintendent Nagendra Tripathi said: “STF asked for our assistance and the operation was jointly done.”
The trio are believed to be part of an inter-state racket.
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