Deputy Commissioner (DC) of south division (DC 2) Siddharth Dutta, OC Priyankar Chakraborty, additional OC Chandicharan Banerjee and sergeant of Alipur Saurabh Chatterjee of Alipore police station were also suspended. ADVERTISEMENTThe commission has clearly stated that this order must be implemented by 11 am, April 5. On Thursday, police had registered three FIRs in connection to the disturbances during Amit Shah’s visit, when he accompanied Adhikari to Bhabanipur constituency to file his nomination. During Shah’s visit to Kalighat, a large number of people waved black flags and shouted “Go Back”. At another location, near the Survey Building in Alipore where the BJP was holding a public meeting with formal permission, a group of Trinamool supporters allegedly barged in without intimation.

Source: The Telegraph April 04, 2026 14:43 UTC