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Land-grabbing, running extortion rackets, influencing police postings and more: Meet Santanu Sinha Biswas, former DCP of Kolkata and close aide of Mamata Banerjee, now...

Aditi - 22 May, 2026

Santanu Sinha Biswas, a highly influential figure in the Kolkata Police Department, came under ED's radar when it was examining Kasba-Golpark-based criminal Pappu's bank accounts. The agency found suspicious financial transactions linked to Biswas.

Crime

West Bengal: ED conducts raids in extortion racket case involving former Kolkata DCP and close aide of TMC regime, Santanu Sinha Biswas

OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2026

The raids started around 6 am at properties, including a hotel on Roy Street in Kolkata, along with the house of another Kolkata Police sub-inspector.

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At Aman Committee Meeting, BJP councillor Garima Gupta stopped from speaking after she points out the role of Bangladeshi Muslims in the Jahangirpuri violence

OpIndia Staff - 18 April, 2022

"I want to say this in open public. Hindus and Muslims have lived together in peace. The problem in our area, if I come straight to the point, is the Bangladeshi Muslims who have started living here.” said BJP councilor Garima Gupta during the meeting.