Arindam Das

Arindam Das, or Bumba, as he is popularly known as in Baruipur, amassed so much wealth as a Saradha agent that he invested around Rs 2 crore in different properties across South 24-Parganas.

Arindam Das alias Bumba one of the prime suspects in the Saradha scam escaped from the CBI net, when the CBI team along with the local police of Baruipur, South 24-Parganas to arrest him.

While the police have begun a probe to find out the circumstances leading to the death of celebrated TV journalist, Arindam Das, daring rescue attempt of a stranded elephant inside Mahanadi river by the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) on Friday, experts questioned ODRAF’s move of allowing two scribes to board the rubber boat on a dangerous mission to save the jumbo.

Saradha Group is said to have changed the fortunes of many — for the better or the worse. But then, few can match the rise of Arindam Das alias Bumba.

CBI plans to wind up its investigations in the Saradha muddle by June. The agency will file its third and final chargesheet regarding Saradha Construction and its links with Saradha Realty in the first week of June.

Two women were badly burnt and more than 20 shanties were partially or fully damaged in a fire at Bagmari Road in east Kolkata on Wednesday morning.

A Saradha agent, identified as Mahadeb Gayen (55), committed suicide by consuming pesticide at the Baruipur residence of his in-laws on Tuesday morning.

The Arambag local committee secretary of the CPM, Shyamapada Chakraborty, was arrested in Tarakeshwar on Wednesday morning for charges of a murder conspiracy.

Market watchdog Sebi, in its affidavit to Calcutta HC on Saturday, sought permission to start paying investors the money it mopped up by putting seven properties of Saradha Realty to auction. The Bengal government made a similar plea in the high court to refund the money lying with it.

Former TMC councilor, Shambhunath Kow, the prime accused in the murder of Adhir Maiti—a member of Trinamool Congress’ ward 58 committee, was found guilty by a judicial magistrate court on Thursday. The judge will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Monday.

Manoj Tiwary was on Thursday adjudged the 'Cricketer of the Year' while Shami Ahmed was named 'Best Bowler' by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).

Hackers may have attacked the website of the Justice SP Talukdar committee, set up by the Calcutta High Court to disburse funds to the duped depositors of various chit funds in response to several PILs in December 2015.

Calcutta High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the CBI as the central agency failed to complete the probe in chit fund cases after it was asked by the Supreme Court on May 9, 2014. The SC order, however, has no mention of a deadline for completing the probe.

For families of the victims of the 2008 serial blasts, justice was delayed for 11 years. A CBI special court sentenced National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) chief Ranjan Daimary and nine others to life imprisonment.

Saradha CEO Sudipta Sen could do what Sajjan Jindal’s JSW couldn’t. Sen, by his own admission to the Shayamal Sen Commission, acquired 260 acres in prime locations of Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Himachal Pradesh, which is significant for any business group.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued summons to East Bengal Club official Debabrata Sarkar in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, sources said on Tuesday.

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday inspected the Eastern Naval Command during her one day visit to the city.

Jadavpur University first-year student Swapnadip Kundu was subject to nearly 120 minutes of intense ragging in a hostel room on Wednesday evening shortly before he died after falling from the second-floor balcony of the Jadavpur University Main Hostel situated outside the campus, police said on Saturday.