Kolkata

The APDR Record: False Deportation Claims to Bangladeshi Media, Reported Naxal Associations and the Revisionist Reframing of Anti-Hindu Violence

In matters of border security, words do not remain words for long. Once amplified by foreign media, activist narratives can shape international perceptions, influence diplomatic discourse and undermine confidence in a nation’s sovereign right to enforce its laws. It is in this context that the recent statements made by the Kolkata-based Association for Protection of …

The Many Brides of ‘Manik Roy’: How Matiur Rahman from Kolkata Used a Fake Identity to Exploit at least 15 Hindu Women Across Matrimonial Sites

What began as a promise of love and marriage on a matrimonial website turned into a chilling tale of deception, financial fraud, and emotional exploitation, leading to the arrest of a Kolkata man accused of targeting at least 15 Hindu women across the state. The Kolkata Police have arrested Matiur Rahman, a resident of Bowbazar …

Yearly Hindu Persecution Report of West Bengal: January-2025

Executive Summary The Monthly Hindu Persecution Report of West Bengal: January 2025 is a structured documentation of six distinct incidents reported across multiple districts, including North Dinajpur, Darjeeling, East Medinipur, West Medinipur, Nadia and Kolkata. These incidents span a range of concerns from alleged land encroachment affecting public infrastructure, harassment of minors and serious criminal …

কলকাতা: বাংলাদেশে হিন্দু নির্যাতনের বিরুদ্ধে হওয়া প্রতিবাদ মিছিলে পুলিশের লাঠি, আহত ও গ্রেপ্তার একাধিক

Hindu Voice Team: কয়েকদিন আগেই বাংলাদেশের ময়মনসিংহে হিন্দু যুবক দীপু চন্দ্র দাসকে ধর্ম অবমাননার মিথ্যা অভিযোগ তুলে পিটিয়ে ও পুড়িয়ে হত্যা করা হয়। আর সেই ঘটনার পর বিশ্বজুড়ে আক্রোশ দেখা দিয়েছে। আর সেই ঘটনার প্রতিবাদে কলকাতায় আয়োজিত প্রতিবাদ মিছিলে ব্যাপক লাঠিচার্জ করার অভিযোগ উঠল কলকাতা পুলিশের বিরুদ্ধে। গত ২৩শে ডিসেম্বর, কলকাতার বাংলাদেশ হাইকমিশন অভিযানের ডাক …

Gita Paath in Kolkata: A Historic Gathering of Faith and Unity

A Historic Gathering of Faith and Unity On 7th of December, Monday, in Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, thousands upon thousands of devotees reportedly about five lakh (500,000) united in a massive collective recitation of the Gita. The event, organised by Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, saw participants from across Bengal and neighbouring states, including sadhus, Sadhvis, and …

Kolkata: Hindu Man Killed by Amjad and his Associates after Protesting Public Drinking, Sparks Outrage

Hindu Voice Team: A horrifying incident has sent shockwaves across West Bengal as a young man, identified as Ram, was brutally murdered in Ekbalpur by Amjad and his associates. The crime took place after Ram objected to the group drinking alcohol openly in front of his residence. According to eyewitnesses, Ram’s protest enraged the men, …

In the Ashes of Calcutta: The Forgotten Heroics of Suranjan and Niranjan Samajpati during Direct Action Day

Memoir of Those Seven Days By Suranjan Samajpati August 16, Evening The city was restless even before the first scream. Rumours thickened in the lanes of Kalighat like smoke — Direct Action Day, Suhrawardy’s speeches, mobs sharpening blades openly, constables melting away. By the time Niranjan and I left our cramped rented room, we knew …

‘Kicked, twisted arm’: Kolkata Cab driver assaults Hindu woman after she refuses to pay ₹ 40 over actual fare

Hindu Voice Team: A 26-years-old Hindu woman of Kolkata was allegedly assaulted by an app can driver on her way to Salt Lake from Baguiati home on Thursday. The brave Hindu woman fought back and got the accused cab driver arrested.  The accused cab driver, Shahbaz Ali, had allegedly kicked her in the abdomen and …

Kolkata: Cab driver Muhammad Irfan became angry over Hanuman Chalisa on Hindu girl’s phone, threatened to murder, arrested 

Hindu Voice Team: A serious case of hatred towards the Hindus has been unfurled from the Kolkata town of West Bengal where a Hindu girl faced death threat from a Muslim cab driver only for playing Hanuman Chalisa on her phone. After receiving the complaint from the victim girl, the Police immediately arrested the accused …

Kolkata: Threat from TMC leader Sabbir Ali, students couldn’t organise Saraswati Puja in college

A shocking case has been reported from Kolkata where Hindu students couldn’t arrange Saraswati Puja in a college due to the threat from a TMC leader. Students alleged that Sabbir Ali, who is an ex-student of the college, has been threatening students not to organise Saraswati Puja.  As per the reports, Sabbir Ali threatened the …