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One arrested in ‘road accident’ in which prime witness against TMC strongman Shajahan was injured

One arrested in ‘road accident’ in which prime witness against TMC strongman Shajahan was injured

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Now-jailed and suspended All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan. File | Photo Credit: ANI One person was arrested on Saturday (December 13, 2025) in connection with the alleged road accident, in which one of the prime witnesses in the CBI and ED cases against suspended  All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan of Sandeshkhali was injured and his son killed, police said. The arrest was made in the early hours of Sarberia in Baruipur sub-division of South 24 Parganas district, they said. “Evidence showed his involvement in the road accident. We have arrested him and will question him. He will be produced in the court this afternoon,” a police officer said. Bholanath Ghosh, the witness, was injured, and his younger son Satyajit (32) and driver Sahanur Molla (27) were killed as a truck collided with their car on the Basanti Highway near Boyramari petrol pump in the Nazat police station area on Wednesday (December 10, 2025). “After striking the car, the 16-wheel truck dragged the vehicle and dumped it into a roadside waterbody,” …

Ward delimitation exercise in Kerala expected to be wrapped up by June, says Delimitation Commission chairman A. Shajahan

Ward delimitation exercise in Kerala expected to be wrapped up by June, says Delimitation Commission chairman A. Shajahan

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A. Shajahan, Chairman, State Delimitation Commission. The delimitation of local body wards in Kerala can be fully wrapped up by June this year at the current pace of work, A. Shajahan, Chairman, State Delimitation Commission, has said. On Friday (February 21, 2025), the commission opened a two-day hearing in Thiruvananthapuram district on petitions/complaints filed by the public based on a November 2024 draft notification on the demarcation of ward boundaries. This marks the final leg of the delimitation exercise’s critical Phase-1 which covered wards in grama panchayats, municipalities and corporations. The commission had completed its hearings in the other 13 districts over the past weeks. “Once the hearings are over, local body secretaries will be given a chance to correct serious anomalies, if any, based on the field enquiry and maps, the Collector’s reports and the proceedings of the hearings. We hope to issue the final notification related to Phase 1 in March,” Mr. Shajahan, who is also the State Election Commissioner, said. The Delimitation commission’s orders have the force of law and are …

Shajahan Sheikh’s Brother, 2 Others Sent To 5-Day CBI Custody

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Shajahan Sheikh was arrested on February 29 (Representational) Barasat, West Bengal: A local court here on Sunday sent suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh’s brother Sheikh Alamgir and two others, arrested by the CBI for the assault on ED officers during a raid in Sandeshkhali on January 5, to five days’ custody of the central agency, police said. Basirhat sub-divisional court sent Alamgir, Sirajul Molla and Mafijul Molla to five-day CBI custody, they said. The CBI on Saturday arrested Alamgir and the two others following a marathon questioning in connection with the attack. The agency suspects that these people were allegedly part of the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and instigated a crowd to target the team when they went to raid the premises of Sheikh. Incidentally, on Sunday, officers of the CBI issued summons to seven others in Sandeshkhali in connection with the assault of the Enforcement Directorate officers, a source said. Sandeshkhali, a riverine island around 80 kilometres from Kolkata, has been in the news after local women alleged land-grabbing and sexual …

Bengal Guv Forms Team to Study Utilisation of Lands Grabbed by Shajahan in Sandeshkhali

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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has constituted a team of experts to conduct a study of the lands in Sandeshkhali that were illegally grabbed from villagers and turned into fish farms, and suggest ways to utilise them, an official in the Raj Bhavan said. Experts in the field have told PTI that the topsoil of the farmlands allegedly snatched by suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and now returned to the original owners have become unfit for agriculture due to the draining of saline water for fish farming, and the topsoil needs to be replaced to make those lands suitable for cultivation again. They also opined that instead of agriculture, pisciculture would be “an economically viable alternative” on these farmlands. Bose, during his recent visit to New Delhi, went to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and held discussions with experts on the matter. He then constituted the committee which includes former secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, SK Pattanayak, and an FAO expert to study the issue and suggest ways …

TMC says West Bengal police arrested Shajahan Sheikh after court cleared decks

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The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday hailed the arrest of absconding party leader Shajahan Sheikh, accused of torturing villagers in trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area, and said it was possible only after the court cleared the decks and accused the opposition of exploiting the earlier “embargo” on his arrest, reported news agency PTI. The BJP dubbed the arrest as scripted and claimed he was in the safe custody of West Bengal Police. West Bengal police arrested Shajahan Sheikh: Sheikh arrested on Thursday morning Sheikh, accused of alleged sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing in West Bengal`s Sandeshkhali, was arrested on Thursday morning, police said, reported PTI. He was arrested from a house at Minakhah in North 24 Parganas district where he was hiding, they said, reported PTI. Also Read: “What will police do if High Court ties their hands?”: TMC`s Abhishek Banerjee on Sheikh Shahjahan “Due to a legal tangle, he couldn`t be arrested initially. However, after the court clarified that there was no stay on his arrest, the West Bengal Police did its job. …

Sandeshkhali Unrest: Another Local TMC Leader Arrested, Case Filed Against Shajahan Shiekh

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Curated By: Poulami Kundu Last Updated: February 26, 2024, 09:57 IST TMC had removed removes Ajit Maity from his post of Anchal President following the Sandeshkhali protests. (Photo: ANI) Local TMC leader Ajit Maity, considered a close aide of absconding party strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, was detained on Sunday evening from the residence of a civic volunteer where he had locked himself for over four hours after being chased by villagers The West Bengal Police on Monday morning arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Ajit Maity from the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on the charges of land grabbing from villagers. Maity, considered a close aide of absconding TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, was detained on Sunday evening from the residence of a civic volunteer where he had locked himself for over four hours after being chased by villagers, police said. Meanwhile, after getting over 70 complaints, the police lodged an FIR against absconding TMC leader and prime accused in the matter, Shajahan Shiekh, he said. Most of the complainants claimed that Shajahan was actively involved …

ED raids residences of associates of Shajahan

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids at residences of businessmen allegedly associated with absconding Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh in connection with an old case of fraudulent land grab, a senior officer said. Raids and search operations were started by the ED early Friday morning at five different places in and around the city including Howrah, Bijoygarh and Birati, he said. “These raids are in connection with an old case of fraudulent land grab against Shajahan Sheikh and his associates. These people were involved in fish businesses with Shajahan. We are looking for a few specific documents”, the officer said. The ECIR is generally filed by the ED as the case information report. It is similar to a first information report (FIR) in criminal cases, he explained. ED officials accompanied by a huge number of central forces started searches at an address in Howrah’s Haldarpara at the residence of fish trader named Parthapratim Sengupta, the officer said. Raids are underway at four places including the house of local businessman Arun Sengupta and at …