The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken notice of a media report about the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, allegedly due to ragging. NHRC has sent notices to the Chief Secretary of West Bengal and the Registrar of Jadavpur University to report on the failure to prevent ragging and the steps taken to punish the perpetrators.
On Saturday, Kolkata Police lathi-charged and hurled tear gas shells at protestors of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) at a convention held on the party's
West Bengal BJP secretary Priyanka Tibrewal on Tuesday wrote to the Police Commissioners of Kolkata, Siliguri, and the Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Eastern Suburban Division stating that she received threat calls implicating her in false and fabricated cases.