THE STATE THIS WEEK
West Bengal Law Minister Grilled by CBI, properties raided concerning smuggling case
West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak was grilled at his official residence in Kolkata on Wednesday, the 7th of September, by Central Bureau of Investigation officers about evidence which allegedly link him to the coal smuggling case from November 2020.
The CBI also raided eight locations in connection with
the matter, the Hindustan Times cited people familiar with the matter.
Minister Ghatak claims to reporters that the CBI action was designed to tarnish his reputation.
Allegedly, illegally mined coal worth thousands of crores
of rupees was sold in a racketeering operation in the western parts of West
Bengal, where Eastern Coalfields Limited runs several mines. It is also alleged
that profits from the racket also went to political leaders.
The story is still developing.
Covid-19 cases fall as Dengue cases rise
West Bengal hospitals are reporting more Dengue cases every day over new Covid-19 cases. Health Officials are concerned with the disease as people prepare for the busy festive season ahead. West Bengal reported 193 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, September 3rd, and 292 samples tested positive for dengue out of 2,758 samples sent out for testing on the same day.
Kolkata has reported 2 deaths from dengue, and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has identified at least 13 wards as highly prone to dengue.
However, state health secretary NS Nigam has stated “Dengue cases have shot up this year and infections are high. But the situation is well within our control and it hasn’t reached an alarming stage. Awareness campaigns are being held”.
With Covid-19 still around, and Dengue cases rising,
please ensure you and your loved ones take the necessary precautions to prevent
the disease from spreading this upcoming Puja season.
Barasat women police station removes SI from active duty after refusing to register a complaint
Barasat women police station sub-inspector Barnali Das has been removed from active duty on Friday, 9th September, after she allegedly refused to register a complaint regarding rape and blackmail from a 23-year-old dancer.
Barasat district police also busted a pornography racket
and arrested seven, including prime accused Sanatan Biswas (alias Banti), and
his wife Priyanka for the alleged rape and blackmail of the victim. The woman
claims to have met Banti a year ago through Facebook.
The victim states “I had gone to meet him at his Barasat residence and saw a lewd video was being filmed with him and another woman. I realized it was a porn shoot. However, they caught me and forced me into having sexual intercourse with Banti and filmed it. They later blackmailed me, following which Banti took more than Rs 1 lakh from me and raped me twice more”.
In regards to the SI who refused to register the
complaint, the victim stated that “The SI, Barnali Das, had refused to register
the complaint and passed lewd comments about my character”.
Four professional Mountaineers from Bengal missing in Kullu
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| 4 mountain climbers missing [Photo Courtesy: google/oneindia] |
While scaling Mt Ali Ratni Tibba (5,458m) near Malana village in Himachal Pradesh, four professional mountaineers have gone missing around the 7th of September. They have been identified by State Disaster Management Department as Abhijit Banik (43), Chinmoy Mondal (43), Dibash Das (37) and Binoy Das (31), according to the department’s Director Sudesh Mokhta.
The group originally had 5 or 6 members, but the 5th, Ranjan Roy and their cook Lakpa Sherpa, returned to Wachem Base camp to seek help and inform officials about the missing men. Sources dispute how many men went on the trip, with some sources claiming 4 missing and 3 returning including the cook and others claiming 4 missing and 1 returning alongside a cook.
The group was allegedly scheduled to leave and complete the trek on Wednesday, but Roy and Sherpa stopped halfway while the other 4 missing men continued.
Rescue operations are underway, and the men have yet to
be found.
Mobile App Fraud case; 7 Crore Rupees and counting
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| E-Nugget Scam [Photo Courtesy: google/freepressjournal.in] |
The Directorate of Enforcement on Saturday, September 10th, recovered rupees 5 crore stash of cash from searches carried out in Kolkata in connection with a mobile app fraud case which allegedly cheated investors out of their money, officials said.
The app, called E-Nuggets, initially rewarded investors with a commission and allowed withdrawal of the balance in their wallets. Allegedly, after earning the investor's trust, the investors began putting more money into the app, and were thereafter prevented from making withdrawals using various pretexts. Shortly after, all the user data was wiped, including all profiles, and all the investors lost their money.
The ED registered a case against Amir Khan (not to be
confused with actor Aamir Khan), who launched the app, and bundles of cash were
seized from the second floor of a house owned by Naser Khan, his father,
according to the Indian Express.
The case is still developing.
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