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Polish woman molesters held
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an overnight raid, three people were arrested in connection with the molestation
of a Polish woman at Dover Terrace on Navami night. The key suspect is still at
large. The 28-year-old woman, associated with a city NGO, was harassed by four
drunken youths while she was on her way to an apartment with a friend. Police
first arrested Dilip Jadav, driver of a doctor, at the Hazra Road-Deodhar Street
crossing. After interrogating him, officers of Gariahat police station arrested
Raju Dhara from his Dover Lane residence. Following their confession, Swapan Kaushik
was arrested at his Kasba residence. he three told police they had committed the
crime when drunk. Anuj Sharma, deputy commissioner (south), said the culprits
had been identified after a three-day investigation.
Civic official dismissed
Maniklal Chatterjee, chief assistant of the treasury department in the Calcutta Municipal Corporation?s Gariahat office, was dismissed on Thursday on charges of misappropriation of tax payers? money. According to mayor Subrata Mukherjee, Chatterjee had misappropriated Rs 58,000 by tampering with computer records.
Road repair
Repair of roads with tram tracks has been put off. Mayor Subrata Mukherjee said on Thursday the state government had fooled people before the Pujas by promising Rs 3.5 crore funds to the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) for repairing roads with tram tracks. He said the allotment had reached the CMC only now, and the fund was given as the civic body?s share of entertainment tax. ?Hence, I have decided to postpone the repair work,? the mayor said.
Protesters held
At least 40 members of the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) were arrested on Park Street on Thursday morning for showing black flags and trying to submit a memorandum to Myanmarese head of state Thane Shwe.
ujato Bhadra, APDR general secretary, was among those arrested. Shwe was coming out of the Myanmarese consulate office on Park Street at the time of the incident. A delegation from Myanmar, led by Shwe, is in the city on a two-day trip.
Gantry penalty
The civic authorities have slapped a demand notice for over Rs 19 lakh on Grand & More MAPP for erecting two gantries on either end of the AJC Bose Road flyover without proper permission. Municipal commissioner Debashis Som said the amount includes penalty for unauthorised erection of gantries.
Body found
The body of a 45-year-old unidentified male was found in the Ucchepur area of Barrackpore on Thursday morning. The throat was slit.
Star theatre
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has decided to demolish shops in front of Star theatre as the owners have failed to move to a new location. Mayor Subrata Mukherjee said rehabilitation of the shop owners was not part of Star theatre revival project.
Marked absent
Saibal Chakroborty, block development officer of Howrah?s Shyampur, on Thursday locked the room of the food department in his office as none of the four employees turned up till noon. When the four finally arrived at 1 pm, Chakroborty asked them to go home and apply for casual leave. He has sent a report to the district magistrate, S. Kishore.
Thumbs Up
To Rotary Club of Calcutta new alipore for organising
a free mother & child health clinic
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