The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata Police

Mobile-use curb for all on-duty Kolkata cops

KOLKATA: Barely two weeks after junior cops on duty at Nabanna and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence were barred from using mobile phones following a security breach, Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal passed an order asking all officers on duty — especially those on road, picket or sentry duty…

The Times of India · Jul 20, 2022

Kolkata: Private bus hits two Bangladeshi tourists

KOLKATA: Two Bangladeshi tourists — Shazmila Jishman (22) and her mother Shirin Chowdhury (55) — were injured after being hit by a private bus near Birla Planetarium on Cathedral Road on Sunday. The accident happened when the bus, plying on the route 212 had started moving towards Esplanade after dropping…

The Times of India · Jul 10, 2022

Prophet row: Lookout notice issued for Nupur Sharma after she fails to appear before Kolkata Police

Nupur Sharma had cited apprehensions of a possible assault on her if she visited Kolkata and sought four weeks’ time to appear

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2022

Lake rowing: Kolkata cop SOP focuses on water ambulance, special training

KOLKATA: Kolkata Police has charted an 11-point standard operating procedure for safer rowing activities at Rabindra Sarobar and demanded its immediate implementation before resuming rowing that are under suspension since death of two young rowers — Pushan Sadhukhan (14) and Souryadeep Chatterjee — at the lake 10 days ago.

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Kolkata Police commissioner steps in to resolve Ultadanga auto mess

KOLKATA: The Ultadanga traffic bottleneck appears to be over with the Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal intervening himself. A consensus emerged on how autos should take the U-turn at Ultadanga crossing that was otherwise hampering the movement of vehicles.

The Times of India · May 31, 2022

West Bengal coal scam case: ED can probe TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata, says SC

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The Hindu · May 12, 2022

Kolkata: 6, including a woman, held for running arms factory

KOLKATA: The STF of Kolkata Police nabbed six persons, including a gun runner named Ria (25), who ran an illegal arms factory at Jharkhand’s Dumka and supplied weapons to criminals in Bengal. All the accused are from Bihar’s Munger who had shifted base to stay off the police radar.

The Times of India · Apr 3, 2022

Kolkata Police arrest two miscreants with firearms and ammunition

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police on Saturday arrested two miscreants for possessing firearms and ammunition, said police.

The Times of India · Apr 3, 2022

ED attaches assets worth ₹409.92 crore in lottery scam

Its probe is based on cases registered by the Kolkata Police under various provisions of the IPC and the Lotteries (Regulation) Act

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2022

Kolkata: Chased by police during raid, youth run over by train; mob attacks cops

KOLKATA: Locals threw brickbats at the officers of Bidhannagar Police and Kolkata Police and blocked the road at Patipukur for several hours on Wednesday night after a 25-year-old youth was run over by a train.

The Times of India · Mar 31, 2022