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Time of India
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- Time of India
Auckland jute mill shuts down
1 2 3 Kolkata: Over 3,500 workers of the Auckland jute mill in Bhatpara-Jagaddal, North 24-Parganas, were rendered jobless following suspension of work at the factory. The indefinite shutdown was declared on Saturday after the production manager of the mill was allegedly attacked by a group of outsiders around 5.30 am, sparking labour unrest. Shankar Debnath, the production manager, sustained serious injuries after being assaulted with bamboo sticks inside the mill premises early on Saturday morning. He is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital off EM Bypass. Police arrested one person, Avishek Chowdhury. A juvenile associate was also detained. DCP (North), Barrackpore Commissionerate, Ganesh Biswas said, "Raids are underway to trace others seen in the CCTV footage." Tensions escalated later in the morning when workers arrived for duty to find the main gate locked with a suspension notice pasted on it. The workers began an agitation outside the mill gates, protesting both the attack and the management's decision to suspend operations. A large police contingent, including Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Combat Force personnel, was deployed to maintain order. A senior mill official said: "Production was hampered due to the unrest. We were left with no choice but to suspend operations until normalcy returns." Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Fraud busted as painter blocks a/c after 1.7cr credited to it
Kolkata: A Jamtara-style racket, in which unsuspecting residents' bank accounts were being used to launder crores of ill-gotten money, was busted at Nimta in north Dum Dum on Wednesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Six people, including a dismissed bank employee, were arrested. Police said two of the accused had barged into a house painter's home in Nimta and threatened him to reactivate his bank account, which the man had blocked on noticing "suspicious" transactions of Rs 1.7 crore. Following complaints of the harassment, Nimta PS cops arrived and detained the two men. "Their interrogation blew the lid on a fraud involving bank accounts belonging to residents of Nimta-Birati." said a Barrackpore Commissionerate officer. The two's arrest led cops to four others. The accused are Sourav Kar, Prasun Das, Shubhankar Sarkar, Raja Lohar, Priyabrata Ghosh alias Akash, and Suranjan Sarkar, Akash being the ex-bank staffer. Police suspect the gang operated under Shantanu Majumdar, currently in jail.
