He condemned the state government's pathetic failure in stopping these incidents and questioned their ability to maintain law and order and demanded that someone take responsibility for these failures, suggesting that the government has no right to remain in power if it cannot ensure safety.
Kolkata Police dismissed social media claims of NIA arresting three ISIS-linked terrorists in Kasba, calling them "entirely untrue." The force warned of legal action against rumour-mongers and urged the public to verify information from official sources.
Wajahat Khan, who was arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly spreading hatred and hurting religious sentiments, has been sent to police custody till June 16, the advocate representing him said.
According to Kolkata Police, the accused was arrested on Monday evening from Amherst Street police station in connection with a case registered against him under sections 196(1)(a), 299, 352, 353(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) at Golf Green police station.
A 22-year-old law student from Pune, Sharmistha Panoli, was arrested by Kolkata Police in Gurugram on Friday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with an Instagram video on Operation Sindoor. However, Panoli had deleted the video and issued an apology on May 15.
Prasun Maitra, an NGO president from North 24 Parganas, lodged a police complaint accusing Wazahat of repeatedly posting abusive, anti-Hindu posts from an X account.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan slammed West Bengal Police over the arrest of social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli by the West Bengal police, saying that "secularism must be a two-way street".
Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman of the Bar Council of India and Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, has strongly condemned the arrest of law student Sharmishtha Panoli.
Kolkata Police arrested Panoli from Haryana's Gurugram on Friday night. She is a law student in Pune, Maharashtra. On Saturday, Panoli was produced before the Alipore Court in Kolkata, which remanded her in judicial custody for 14 days.
Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Sunday urged for the release of 22-year-old influencer Sharmishta Panoli, who was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Kolkata, a day after West Bengal Police arrested her from her Gurugram in Haryana.
Speaking to reporters, the BJP leader said, "The action is only taken against Sanatanis. Everyone here has a licence to abuse Sanatana... This is appeasement politics. A certain community is their vote bank and this is for appeasement. Mahua Moitra used derogatory language against Goddess