West Bengal

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 …

West Bengal: Hindu Mother and Daughter Harassed in Sodepur After the Victim Refuses Forced Religious Conversion and Marriage Following Alleged Rape

​✍️ Hindu Voice Team A shocking incident of alleged sexual assault, extortion, and harassment has come to light in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, creating widespread tension in the Sodepur area. Three members of the prime accused’s family have been arrested by the Khardah police following a public uproar. ​The Incident According to the …

Blackmail Allegations Against Professor Asgar Ali and Claims of Administrative Cover-Up by Vice-Chancellor Abu Taleb Khan Trigger Crisis at Biswa Bangla University, West Bengal

What began as a complaint by a female student against a university professor has evolved into a disturbing controversy that now raises fundamental questions about accountability, student safety and the treatment of whistleblowers within Biswa Bangla University. At the center of the controversy are serious allegations against Dr. Asgar Ali, a professor at the university, …

Sikh Youth Alleges Assault, Death Threats and Dog Attack After Refusing to Convert to Islam by Mother Preeti Kaur and her Lawyer “Companion” Wasim Raza Khan in Shibpur, West Bengal

A Sikh youth from Shibpur in West Bengal, has accused his own mother Preeti Kaur and her “companion” Wasim Raza Khan of offering him support and care in exchange for converting to Islam and then allegedly assaulting him, unleashing a dog on him and threatening to kill him and his father when he refused. The …

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 …

From Jogendra Nath Mandal to the Present: Why Ambedkarite Identity Politics in West Bengal Could Become a National Security Liability

Most Indian states debate the merits of identity politics in theory. Bengal has already tested it in practice. The result was one of the greatest civilizational ruptures in modern Indian history. West Bengal is perhaps the only state in India whose modern history contains a complete political laboratory for examining both the promises and the …