https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68411434
Locals in Sandeshkhali have accused Mr Sheikh, a member of the state's Trinamool Congress party (TMC), and other local politicians of illegally seizing their lands and sexually assaulting several

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sandeshkhali-west-bengal-tmc-trinamool-shahjahan-sheikh-mamta-banerjee-kolkata-cv-anand-bose-suvendu-adhikari-bjp-2500774-2024-02-12
Sandeshkhali has been in the news since the attack on ED officials who had gone to raid Trinamool leader Sheikh Shahjahan. Now, women are alleging systemic sexual exploitation by Trinamool members. BJP leaders are demanding action. Women demonstrate a protest against TMC leader Shajahan, in Sandeshkhali, in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/explained-what-is-happening-in-sandeshkhali-2896061
Sandeshkhali, a village in West Bengal, has been in the spotlight for a month over sexual abuse and land grab by a TMC leader. The situation has led to protests, arrests, visits by commissions and a high court intervention.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Sandeshkhali_Violence
On 5 January 2024, a team of Enforcement Directorate officers visited the village of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, India, to interrogate a local Trinamool Congress leader, Sheikh Shahjahan, about his involvement with the corruption scandal of the politician Jyotipriya Mallick. Mallick, a former minister with the Trinamool Congress, pled guilty

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/sandeshkhali-case-live-updates-accused-tmc-neta-shahjahan-sheikh-arrested-by-bengal-police/liveblog/108087763.cms
07:52 (IST) Feb 29. Shahjahan Sheikh arrested. West Bengal police have arrested TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali molestation and land grabbing case on Thursday morning. Sandeshkhali

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sandeshkhali-horror-rape-west-bengal-sheikh-shahjahan-trinamool-congress-tmc-bjp-mamta-banerjee-2501381-2024-02-14
A zoomed-in map of Sandeshkhali in the Sundarbans (R). (Image: Google Maps) Sheikh Shahjahan is the same person who the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were going to raid regarding an alleged ration scam on January 5. However, the ED officials, on their way to Sandeshkhali, were attacked by a mob of hundreds. He has been absconding since

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-meets-women-victims-from-sandeshkhali-101709714731468.html
Sandeshkhali has been on the boil after several women accused Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides of sexually assaulting them. | Latest News India

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sandeshkhali-violence-tmc-leader-sheikh-shahjahan-arrested-by-west-bengal-police/article67898377.ece
The Trinamool leader, against whom multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault have been levelled by villagers at Sandeshkhali, was sent to 10 days in police custody by a court in West

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bengal-government-in-supreme-court-against-cbi-probe-into-sandeshkhali-case-5528804
The Bengal government has approached the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order directing the CBI to probe allegations of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault from Sandeshkhali

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/sandeshkhali-women-prepare-long-battle-fight-hasnt-ended-cant-trust-9188863/
As the news of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh being arrested spread across Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, it was seen as a victory for the island's many women who had suffered in silence for years. Sheikh and his aides have been accused of land grab and sexually harassing women by calling them to late night meetings at the ruling party's offices.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sandeshkhali-case-in-supreme-court-probe-sought-into-sex-harassment-charges-5067293
The Sandeshkhali case from West Bengal, centered around allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing by a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, has now reached the Supreme Court after sparking

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/sandeshkhali-violence-west-bengal-police-arrest-local-trinamool-leader-add-charges-of-gang-rape/article67857946.ece
Sandeshkhali violence: West Bengal police arrest local Trinamool leader, add charges of gang rape Fresh charges have been added on the basis of deposition by a survivor before the Magistrate under

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sandeshkhali-sc-bengal-govt-calcutta-court-9296889/
The Supreme Court on Monday asked West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government why the state should "come as a petitioner for protecting the interests of some private individual" in the Sandeshkhali case allegedly involving former Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh. Justice BR Gavai

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sandeshkhali-news-sheikh-shahjahan-arrest-cv-ananda-bose-72-hours-deadline-bengal-governors-72-hours-or-deadline-to-arrest-sandeshkhali-accused-5135789
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday upped the pressure on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, declaring he will "shift base" to Sandeshkhali if Sheikh Shahjahan - the main accused in sexual

https://news.abplive.com/news/india/sandeshkhali-women-clash-with-police-west-bengal-governor-c-v-ananda-bose-cm-mamata-banerjee-raf-lok-sabha-elections-2024-1692662
In less than 24 hours after the elections, Sandeshkhali, already troubled by violence, witnessed another round of skirmishes on Sunday. This time, it was between local women and the police when the Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel arrived and detained one individual in connection with attacks on policemen, news agency PTI reported.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/watch-explained-what-led-to-the-violence-in-sandeshkhali/article67920655.ece
The Hindu Bureau. Sandeshkhali, an island in Sundarbans, has emerged as the centre of a political storm and outrage in West Bengal. Villagers, particularly women of the region have alleged sexual

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sandeshkhali-post-poll-violence-worried-bengal-guv-asks-mamata-to-intervene/ar-BB1nuIRt
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday said he was worried after getting reports about post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, and asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene immediately

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/west-bengal-governor-asks-mamata-banerjee-to-act-on-sandeshkhali-post-poll-violence-2547241-2024-06-02
Women in Agarhati village in Sandeshkhali got involved in a scuffle with the Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel, fell tree trunks, and blocked roads when the police went there in search of a few persons who had allegedly attacked them, a senior police officer said. TMC leaders of Sandeshkhali were accused of sexual assault on women and land grabs.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/sandeshkhali-unrest-police-register-second-fir-on-gang-rape-charges-101708527075079.html
Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas district, has become the latest flashpoint between the chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of

https://www.indiatvnews.com/west-bengal/news-west-bengal-governor-cv-ananda-bose-asks-mamata-banerjee-to-address-post-poll-violence-in-sandeshkhali-lok-sabha-elections-2024-latest-updates-2024-06-02-934847
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose expressed concern over reports of post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, urging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take immediate action to restore peace.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/fresh-tension-in-sandeshkhali-after-locals-torch-shahjahan-brothers-asset/articleshow/107924338.cms
Sandeshkhali has been witnessing protests and retaliatory attacks since February 7 against associates of Shahjahan, who has evaded authorities since January 5 when a mob attacked and wounded three

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengal-governor-asks-cm-mamata-banerjee-to-act-on-sandeshkhali-post-poll-violence/articleshow/110643811.cms
India News: PTI reported that Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose requested CM Mamata Banerjee to provide a report on post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali for urgent pea

https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/lok-sabha-election-2024-violence-reported-in-sandeshkhali-and-bhangar-amid-voting-in-bengal-in-phase-7-19421638.htm
Sandeshkhali under Basirhat Lok Sabha and Bhangar under Jadavpur Lok Sabha were the epicentres of the tension. At around 1 am on June 1, BJP Information Technology cell chief Amit Malviya posted a video on X, alongside a post stating, "In a midnight operation, WB Police, on the instructions of Mamata Banerjee, is going door to door in

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sandeshkhali-case-supreme-court-stays-lok-sabha-panel-probe-against-bengal-officials-101708320942042.html
Sandeshkhali unrest: SC issued notice on a plea filed by chief secretary seeking orders as Lok Sabha Privileges Committee asked officials to appear today. | Latest News India

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/fresh-protests-rock-west-bengals-sandeshkhali/article67877578.ece
Fresh protests erupted in Sandeshkhali on Friday with locals in the Bermajur gram panchayat targeting a local Trinamool Congress leader. A group of villagers attacked the house of local Trinamool

https://www.telegraphindia.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/sheikh-shahjahan-gone-villagers-rejoice-as-free-and-fair-polls-return-to-sandeshkhali/cid/2024100
Sheikh Shahjahan gone, villagers rejoice as 'free and fair' polls return to Sandeshkhali Many Sandeshkhali voters across the political spectrum told this correspondent that Saturday's polling reminded them of the last 'free and fair' elections the area had witnessed in 2011, when the Assembly polls were held in the presence of about 800 central force companies

https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/02/09/police-searching-suspect-after-1-deputy-killed-another-injured-blount-co-sheriff-says/
Previous Coverage: Man accused of killing Blount County deputy, injuring another had standoff with police in 2004, records say Those warrants are also offering new information in both of the arrests. Marcus DeHart's warrant states he "knowingly and intentionally provided aid to his brother," even though he knew Kenneth DeHart was being sought after for the shooting.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/blount-county-preliminary-hearing-kenneth-wayne-dehart/51-ffa5901d-4bc1-43a6-a99e-9748bbda4744
Deputy wounded in deadly Blount Co. shooting testifies against Kenneth DeHart Jr., who has a history of violent crimes and standoffs. Read more on wbir.com.

https://www.wate.com/news/investigation-underway-after-man-woman-found-dead-in-blount-county/
A man and woman were found dead at a residence on Hopewell Road, southwest of Maryville near William Blount Drive. The bodies have been sent for autopsy, according to the sheriff's office. Two

https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/sandeshkhali-post-poll-violence-bengal-guv-asks-mamata-to-intervene-124060200595_1.html
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