West Bengal

58-year-old Mostafa Hossain Arrested For Allegedly Raping a 16-year-old Hindu Girl in South Dinajpur of West Bengal

58 year old Mostafa Hossain has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old Hindu girl in Bhagawanpur Village under South Dinajpur District of West Bengal. A protest march was organised under the banner of Hindu Jagaran Mancha demanding his immediate arrest on 23rd September. According to local sources, Police have tracked down and arrested Mostafa …

Muslim Mob Opposes Construction Of Welcoming Gate For Durga Puja Mandap in Ashoknagar of West Bengal, Claims Entire Locality as a “Muslim Area”

A Muslim mob opposed the construction of a welcoming gate for a Durga Puja mandap near Samudrapur School in Ashoknagar under North 24 Parganas, claiming that the entire locality belongs to Muslims. Hindus preparing to celebrate Durga Puja, the defining festival of Bengali culture, were told that they could not erect a welcoming gate because …

Tensions Mount in Debpukur of West Bengal Over Newly Converted Christians Repeatedly Targeting Economically Vulnerable Hindus With Cash and Job Promises

Tensions have erupted in the Debpukur region of Barrackpore under West Bengal, following allegations of an organised campaign to persuade economically vulnerable Hindus to convert to Christianity. Local residents allege that Christian women, some reportedly wearing traditional Hindu ornaments such as shankha and pola, have repeatedly approached Hindu families in the area over recent months, …

‘Leave Hindu Deities and Convert for Health, Wealth, Prosperity’: Shantipur Erupts Over Poster Offering Miracles and Material Gain for Embracing Christianity, Police Complaint Filed

A poster promising freedom from illness, financial prosperity and a better life in exchange for embracing Christianity has triggered controversy in Shantipur of Nadia District, prompting a complaint at the local police station. The poster near New Laxmi Club in Baganchra under Shantipur police station, has raised serious concerns over attempts to exploit people’s vulnerabilities …

A Ransom Call and a Body in Pieces: Samaul Haque, Jani Sheikh and Tajkira Bibi Arrested on Charges of Murdering and Dismembering Sujit Mondal in Murshidabad

A missing-person complaint in Murshidabad has unravelled into a chilling murder investigation involving an alleged financial dispute, a staged ransom call and the grisly dismemberment of a 36-year-old man. Sujit Mondal, a bidi worker and known BJP supporter from Ward 13 of Dhulian Municipality, disappeared on August 28. His family filed a missing-person diary roughly …

Suspected Bangladeshi Muslim Infiltrator Chemani Bibi Joined TMC And Became Panchayat Pradhan in West Bengal

  “After Lovely Khatun controversy, fresh storm over Chemani Bibi; allegations claim she entered India from Bangladesh in 2006, while questions arise over her OBC certificate and identity documents.”   Malda, West Bengal: A fresh political storm has erupted in Malda after serious allegations were levelled against Chemani Bibi, the Trinamool Congress chief of Golapganj Gram Panchayat, …

West Bengal: After 16-Year Wait, Hooghly Man Converts from Islam to Sanatan Hindu Dharma, Seeks Cremation After Death

A 46-year-old information technology employee at Lady Dufferin Hospital has formally converted from Islam to Sanatan Hindu Dharma after what he describes as a 16-year-long effort to obtain legal and religious recognition of his decision. The man, formerly known as Samiruddin Molla, is now known as Samir Ray following an affidavit before a court. A resident of Chinsurah …

Targeting the Vulnerable: How Christian Missionaries Are Changing Religious Landscape in Rural West Bengal

Hindu Voice Team: Allegations of organised Christian Conversions in parts of rural West Bengal have returned to the centre of public debate, with local residents and Hindu organisations accusing missionary groups and evangelists of targeting economically vulnerable Hindu and tribal communities through prayer meetings, claims of faith healing and alleged material inducements. The allegations have …

From Cooch Behar to Kolkata: West Bengal Police Hunt Suspected Pakistan-Linked Espionage Network

Hindu Voice Team: A series of arrests across West Bengal has raised concerns over a suspected espionage network allegedly linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), with the state police’s Special Task Force (STF) intensifying its investigation into possible cross-border connections. In the most recent development, investigators arrested Zafar Shams, also known as Sunny, from Rishra …

Indian Farmer Dipankar Gope Abducted by Bangladeshi Mob While Working on His Land Near Jalpaiguri Border, Now Languishes in Bangladesh Prison As the Latest Victim Of Hostage-Style Coercion

Bangladeshi authorities are holding Indian farmer Dipankar Gope after he was dragged across the international border on 7th August. His release has been linked to the demand that India free Tamiz Uddin, a Bangladeshi national believed to have links with a cross border smuggling network, who was detained by the BSF after entering India by …