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She also mentioned that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was very close to her family. State transport minister and Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Firhad Hakim, was also present during the inauguration and shared the dais with Sourav and Dona Ganguly.

The BJP leader also said that during all his visits to the state, Shah goes to the residence of a couple of acclaimed persons from the state.

As informed to the CID by the locals of Kanchanpur and the neighbours of Aslam, they all knew the latter as a carpenter, who was in Delhi for the last six months for professional reasons.

The controversy over the rape of a minor girl, who died later, took a more debatable turn on Monday afternoon after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a 'love-angle' twist to the incident.

Stones were thrown when the candidate's personal security personnel baton-charged a group of TMC supporters who gheraoed Paul's vehicle alleging that she tried to enter a polling booth along with her security guards. Television grabs also seemed to show that her guards had tried to enter the booth.

Violence Reported During By-elections In West Bengal

The killings took place on March 21 in Bogtui village, where nine persons including the Vadu Sheikh died.

After the Calcutta High Court order of handing over the probe to the CBI, the West Bengal government said that it would support the agency in conducting a fair probe.

The MHA also directed the state administration to maintain the law and order situation in Bengal and provide security to the common people of the locality.

The pilot managed to land it safely at Netaji Subhas Chandra International Airport. However, Banerjee suffered injuries caused by the steep climb-down the flight had to make to cope with the turbulence.

The CBI has so far registered 51 cases in the matter related to poll violence and other offences in West Bengal.

Meanwhile, the West Bengal government is now mulling to develop an e-retail system of wine so that alcohol can be delivered to households. The new proposal has been mocked as 'Duare Mod' (Alcohol at the Doorstep) by the opposition.

The Bengal unit of the SFI along with CPM students’ wing launched protests in Siliguri, West Bengal.

The accident occurred more than 90 km from Alipurduar Junction.

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