Sunday, August 30, 2009
Ruckus over ‘baby swap’
Malda: The Malda district hospital witnessed a ruckus over the alleged swap of newborns on Saturday. Relatives of one of the babies lodged a complaint after being allegedly roughed up by hospital workers. Sources said both Nilufa Biwi (19) of Jalangi in Old Malda and Nurmahal Biwi of English Bazaar were hospitalised on Friday and both had their babies on Saturday morning. While Nilufa delivered a boy, Nurmahal had a daughter. However, when the mothers were taken to their beds, Nilufa was given a girl. Nilufa’s husband Dulal Sheikh and his mother Nurnehar Biwi took up the issue with the nurses immediately. But the latter allegedly roughed up Nurnehar. Nurmahal, too, informed the nurses about the swap. Though the mistake was rectified, Nurnehar lodged a complaint with English Bazaar police, who assured her of a probe. Hospital superintendent Animesh Roy also promised to look into the matter. TNN
Customs staff roughed up
Malda: A team of five Customs officials was roughed up by a group of miscreants and their car ransacked while they were on their way to make a raid in Malda on Wednesday. Two of the officials were even ‘abducted’, but they were released later. A team of Customs officials, led by circle superintendent A B Singh, arrived in Malda from Raiganj to raid a hideout of contrabands. However, when the car reached Sukanto More in English Bazaar around 8.30 am, an armed gang attacked them. Even as onlookers rushed to their rescue, the gang picked up Singh and Anjan Ghosh on a bike and sped away. The abducted officials were later released. Another Customs car was also attacked at Narayanpur. “We have filed a case,” said SP Satyajit Bandyopadhyay.
Man arrested with hundreds of govt files
PRANK OR MADNESS?
Subhro Maitra TNN
Malda: This case of the missing files didn’t need a Holmes or a Poirot. Residents of Malda’s Englishbazar on Tuesday nabbed a man, who had been stealing files from government offices for months. A raid in his house uncovered a hoard of files — including those from the police station, treasury, health department, SDO office and the railways. He has been arrested. In his late thirties, Sajal Sinha entered government o f f i c e s a n d walked out with imp o r t a n t files for no ap p a re n t reason. Local residents claimed he was eccentric by nature. On Tuesday morning, pedestrians at Krishnapally in English Bazaar noticed files from the office of the District Inspector of Schools scattered on the road. The DI office was informed, but minutes later, Sinha arrived at the spot and introducing himself as an employee of the DI office, wanted to take the files away. But other employees of the same office were present and could not identify him. Sinha’s game was up when some local residents identified him as someone known for his eccentric behaviour. The crowd then went to Sinha’s home and a search revealed hundreds of government files from under his bed. These included files belonging to the police station, the treasury, the health department, the SDO office, North Bengal State Transport Corporation, railways and the DI Schools. Sinha admitted that he was in the habit of p i n ch i n g filed from g ove r n - ment offices. S i n h a was arrested on Wednesday, but police were not sure if he had a criminal motive. “He seems to have psychological problems. He may have been playing a prank,” SP Satyajit Bandyopadhyay said. District magistrate Sridhar Ghosh has ordered an inquiry. “It is surprising that so many files were missing from these departments for so long. I’ve asked the police to Inquire into the matter thoroughly.” Sub Divisional Officer (Malda) Prakash Pal denied that any files were missing from his office.
Subhro Maitra TNN
Malda: This case of the missing files didn’t need a Holmes or a Poirot. Residents of Malda’s Englishbazar on Tuesday nabbed a man, who had been stealing files from government offices for months. A raid in his house uncovered a hoard of files — including those from the police station, treasury, health department, SDO office and the railways. He has been arrested. In his late thirties, Sajal Sinha entered government o f f i c e s a n d walked out with imp o r t a n t files for no ap p a re n t reason. Local residents claimed he was eccentric by nature. On Tuesday morning, pedestrians at Krishnapally in English Bazaar noticed files from the office of the District Inspector of Schools scattered on the road. The DI office was informed, but minutes later, Sinha arrived at the spot and introducing himself as an employee of the DI office, wanted to take the files away. But other employees of the same office were present and could not identify him. Sinha’s game was up when some local residents identified him as someone known for his eccentric behaviour. The crowd then went to Sinha’s home and a search revealed hundreds of government files from under his bed. These included files belonging to the police station, the treasury, the health department, the SDO office, North Bengal State Transport Corporation, railways and the DI Schools. Sinha admitted that he was in the habit of p i n ch i n g filed from g ove r n - ment offices. S i n h a was arrested on Wednesday, but police were not sure if he had a criminal motive. “He seems to have psychological problems. He may have been playing a prank,” SP Satyajit Bandyopadhyay said. District magistrate Sridhar Ghosh has ordered an inquiry. “It is surprising that so many files were missing from these departments for so long. I’ve asked the police to Inquire into the matter thoroughly.” Sub Divisional Officer (Malda) Prakash Pal denied that any files were missing from his office.
Shrine pillage: Malda MPs move court
IN COURT
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Kolkata: Fearing arrest in connection with the Malda shrine pillage case, Congress MPs, Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mousam Noor, moved high court on Tuesday seeking anticipatory bail. The move comes after the Malda police started a criminal case against the duo for allegedly pillaging a religious shrine, Piranapir Dargah, in Englishbazar. The Congress leaders have been charged with rioting, looting money, assault and preventing government servants from performing their duties, some of which fall under non-bailable sections of IPC. The Congress MPs, however, denied their involvement in the fracas. Claiming to have been falsely implicated in the case, Chowdhury and Noor said in the petition that the religious shrine situated in Kazigram is run by a society, Ainaye Hind Committee. Deceased Congress leader Rubi Noor, sister of Abdul Ghani Khan Chowdhury, was the president of the society. After her demise, Abu Hasem became its president on July 15, 2009, while Noor became a member of the committee. The petitioners claimed that the offerings of the devotees at the dargah were not being properly accounted for and the funds were not being used for its maintenance. In view of that, the committee took a resolution to collect the funds and the offerings by the devotees in a separate bank account. Even after noticing wrongful acts by some ‘unscrupulous elements’, the MPs urged the local police for safety and security of the committee members. But, they alleged, the police remained mute spectator and allowed those elements to squander away the dargah funds. The petitioners alleged that Shenaz Quadri, a member of the ruling party, was instrumental in coaxing the police to initiate a false criminal case against them. They stated that Jayanta Lodh Chowdhury, a sub-inspector of the Englishbazar PS, lodged a suo motu complaint against the MPs. The petitioners pleaded that they had collected the money from the dargah pursuant to a valid resolution of the committee dated August 20, 2009, for depositing it in a separate bank account to be operated by a treasurer of the committee in order to prevent pilferage of funds and offerings by unauthorised persons.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Kolkata: Fearing arrest in connection with the Malda shrine pillage case, Congress MPs, Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mousam Noor, moved high court on Tuesday seeking anticipatory bail. The move comes after the Malda police started a criminal case against the duo for allegedly pillaging a religious shrine, Piranapir Dargah, in Englishbazar. The Congress leaders have been charged with rioting, looting money, assault and preventing government servants from performing their duties, some of which fall under non-bailable sections of IPC. The Congress MPs, however, denied their involvement in the fracas. Claiming to have been falsely implicated in the case, Chowdhury and Noor said in the petition that the religious shrine situated in Kazigram is run by a society, Ainaye Hind Committee. Deceased Congress leader Rubi Noor, sister of Abdul Ghani Khan Chowdhury, was the president of the society. After her demise, Abu Hasem became its president on July 15, 2009, while Noor became a member of the committee. The petitioners claimed that the offerings of the devotees at the dargah were not being properly accounted for and the funds were not being used for its maintenance. In view of that, the committee took a resolution to collect the funds and the offerings by the devotees in a separate bank account. Even after noticing wrongful acts by some ‘unscrupulous elements’, the MPs urged the local police for safety and security of the committee members. But, they alleged, the police remained mute spectator and allowed those elements to squander away the dargah funds. The petitioners alleged that Shenaz Quadri, a member of the ruling party, was instrumental in coaxing the police to initiate a false criminal case against them. They stated that Jayanta Lodh Chowdhury, a sub-inspector of the Englishbazar PS, lodged a suo motu complaint against the MPs. The petitioners pleaded that they had collected the money from the dargah pursuant to a valid resolution of the committee dated August 20, 2009, for depositing it in a separate bank account to be operated by a treasurer of the committee in order to prevent pilferage of funds and offerings by unauthorised persons.
Malda pillage: Case filed against MPs
Malda: Police have filed cases against Congress leaders — including MPs Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mousam Noor — for allegedly pillaging the donation boxes at Pirana Pir, a religious shrine at Englishbazar on Saturday. “We have lodged a case under sections 143, 341, 186, 353, 323 and 379 IPC R/W 188 IPC against South Malda MP Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, North Malda MP Mousam Noor and Congress leaders Sahida Noor, Mustaque Alam, Hasan Ali Shah and Asadul Sardar,” said SP Satyajit Bandyopadhyaya. One person, Sannan Sheikh, has been arrested. Abu Hasem has denied the charge. TNN
Cong MPs in Malda shrine pillage row
Subhro Maitra TNN
Malda: A dispute over a religious property took an ugly turn in Malda on Saturday with VVIPs of the district, including Congress MPs Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mousam Noor, drawn into the fracas. The venue was Pirana Pir — a religious shrine under Englishbazar. The two MPs were present on the spot while their associates were allegedly pillaging the donation boxes. Sabiul Khan, one of the caretakers of the shrine, lodged a police complaint. Police have initiated a case of snatching. Trouble broke out at 11 am when the devotees had assembled for the morning prayers. “Suddenly, a group of people rushed into the shrine and snatched the 11 donation boxes. They assaulted us when we tried to stop them,” said Khan. He feared that the toughs had tacit support of the district Congress leaders. The shrine originally belonged to Meherunnesa, the mother-in-law of late MLA and Congress leader Rubi Noor. Soon after Rubi Noor’s death, her daughter Mousam claimed her right on the property. But her sister-in-law Sahnaj Qadri opposed it. The dispute reached such a point that the MP approached the police to establish her claim. The police did not get into the legal wrangle. Instead, policemen were posted at the shrine. Though Mousam denied a hand in the fracas, Qadri put the blame squarely on her. SP Satyajit Bandyopadhyay said: “We have received a snatching complaint and are looking into it.”
Malda: A dispute over a religious property took an ugly turn in Malda on Saturday with VVIPs of the district, including Congress MPs Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mousam Noor, drawn into the fracas. The venue was Pirana Pir — a religious shrine under Englishbazar. The two MPs were present on the spot while their associates were allegedly pillaging the donation boxes. Sabiul Khan, one of the caretakers of the shrine, lodged a police complaint. Police have initiated a case of snatching. Trouble broke out at 11 am when the devotees had assembled for the morning prayers. “Suddenly, a group of people rushed into the shrine and snatched the 11 donation boxes. They assaulted us when we tried to stop them,” said Khan. He feared that the toughs had tacit support of the district Congress leaders. The shrine originally belonged to Meherunnesa, the mother-in-law of late MLA and Congress leader Rubi Noor. Soon after Rubi Noor’s death, her daughter Mousam claimed her right on the property. But her sister-in-law Sahnaj Qadri opposed it. The dispute reached such a point that the MP approached the police to establish her claim. The police did not get into the legal wrangle. Instead, policemen were posted at the shrine. Though Mousam denied a hand in the fracas, Qadri put the blame squarely on her. SP Satyajit Bandyopadhyay said: “We have received a snatching complaint and are looking into it.”
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