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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Narayan Chandra Maiti: I went underground to evade arrest, hid in jute fields
Today, the nation marks its Independence Day. But 101-year-old Narayan Chandra Maiti, a resident of Chakdurgadas, a remote village in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, is still fighting a legal battle in the Calcutta high court to get a pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme.'I had to go underground to evade arrest. I used to hide in jute fields. But one day when I was hiding in an abandoned village house, a villager recognised me and informed the police. I was arrested. Later I got bail,' he participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 under the leadership of Sushil Kumar Dhara, freedom fighter who was later elected as an MLA in the West Bengal assembly and a Lok Sabha MP. A certificate given to Maiti by Dhara in 1981, states that between 1942 and 1944, Maiti was a worker of the government styled Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar and a soldier of its militia.'Several decades have passed since we gained independence. But there are many freedom fighters who are yet to get their due respect. There are many like me who are still fighting to get a freedom fighters' pension,' said Maiti. Narayan Chandra Maiti: I went underground to evade arrest, used to hide in jute fields
Time of India
19-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Sambhajinagar police nabinvestment scam ringleader
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: In a major breakthrough in the several crore LFS investment fraud, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the city police arrested Dilipkumar Maiti, director of LFS Share Broking Company, from Kolkata on Friday. The arrest is linked to a pan-India scam where over 6,000 investors were defrauded with false promises of high returns. According to the police, the company lured investors by offering returns ranging from 20% to 36% and swindled them out of over Rs 1,000 crore. Maiti, previously in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for separate financial offences, was handed over to city police on July 17 and was remanded in their custody till July 22. In Maharashtra, the scam caused a loss of Rs 35 crore, including Rs 3 crore from city-based investors. The city police registered a case in Feb this year, acting on a complaint filed by investors who were duped by company agents Vinod Mane and Vinod Salve. The EOW previously arrested another company director, Syed Ziajur Rehman, in connection with the case. Police authorities said, "The EOW will seek formal approval to seize and auction properties owned by the accused outside Maharashtra. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You To Read in 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo We identified 16 properties linked to Maiti and co-accused Anarul Hussaini. We wrote to the Kolkata administration to halt any transactions." The scam's scale spans multiple states, with FIRs registered in Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. Authorities have so far traced 63 properties, including hotels, resorts, land parcels, flats, and even a property outside the country. A total of 118 bank accounts have also been attached. SEBI banned the company from operating in June 2024. An investment scam is a fraudulent scheme that entices people to invest money with the promise of high returns, but with the intention of stealing their money instead. Scammers use various tactics to deceive investors, including making unrealistic promises and offering high returns.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Time of India
Helpdesk shut, wait gets longer for stranded Indians
Kolkata: While Bengal residents continued to return homes from West Asia on Wednesday, troubles are far from over for those still stranded in the two warring nations of Israel and Iran as the Indian embassy in Tehran has shut its helpdesk at Mashhad. They have been checked into Sadr Hotel in Mashhad for two more days after which they are likely to make return arrangements on their own. Sayantan Maiti, a Barrackpore resident and a post-doctoral research fellow at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, crossed Israel through the Egypt border on Tuesday. "While many were being evacuated through Jordan, another group was sent back home through the Egypt border. The strikes on the US airbase led to the temporary shutdown of the airspace by a number of countries," he said. Maiti, who started from Haifa on Tuesday, reached Egypt by the afternoon. In the past two days, the Indian embassy in Tel Aviv picked up students from different locations and took them to the borders of Jordan and Egypt. "When we started on Tuesday, there were frequent siren alerts for missile attacks. While we were on our way to the Egypt border, news flashed that Iranian missiles hit the Be'er Sheva area," recounted Maiti. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Najpohodlnejšia vychádzková obuv pre mužov KÚPTE TERAZ Undo You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata The buses were halted, and the drivers waited for instructions from the Indian embassy. "We were anticipating further escalation of conflict. Fortunately, a ceasefire was declared. From Eilat, the southernmost point of Israel, the Indian embassy in Egypt took over our responsibility," he recounted. Twenty pilgrims from North 24 Parganas, who were evacuated from Mashhad, reached Kolkata past Tuesday midnight. "They were happy to come back home. The Indian embassy in Iran took good care of them. But for my parents, who went on a pilgrimage to Iran and went through the most difficult phase of their lives, the scars will continue to haunt them," said Hossain Mehedi, whose parents returned to Kolkata on Tuesday.
Time of India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Students stuck in Israel hope for early exit
1 2 3 4 5 6 Kolkata: Students stranded in Israel hoped for an early exit from the country after Iran escalated strikes on Israel following the US bomber jets striking three nuclear facilities in Iran. The first batch of 160 Indians left Jordan on Sunday. "We are waiting for the next list of evacuees to be published by the Indian embassy in Israel. They are picking up students and other evacuees from different areas and taking them to Jordan," said Sayantan Maiti, a Barrackpore resident who is pursuing research at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. While the first batch reached Jordan by Sunday afternoon, the journey was not bereft of missile threats. The bus had to halt after sirens went off twice. The bus was parked at the nearest public shelter, and the passengers took cover. "There were armed forces on the bus, and the driver was skilled in handling emergency situations. But such a situation always breeds fear. There are long stretches with nothing but fields, where there is no possibility of finding a shelter," said Maiti. On Sunday morning, Priyangana Deb from Kolkata, pursuing post-doctoral research at the Medicine and Health Science Faculty of Tel Aviv University, said: "There could be an escalation of offensive by Iran after the US attack. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 오돌토돌 모공각화증, 자꾸 손대지말고 이렇게 해보세요 현명한소비자 Undo I don't know when my turn will come." Salboni resident Aniruddha Bera, who was initially in two minds about leaving Israel, went to the bus stop on Sunday to see off friends who were picked up from Tel Aviv. "He is a bit tense now after recent developments. We don't think he will be able to get listed before Tuesday," said Asim Bera, his father. Additionally, family members of 100 workers from Nadia are also hoping for their safe return from Israel, where most of them had gone to work as construction workers. According to sources, at least 30 workers from Lalbazar in Betai are currently in Israel. "My sons Sanjib and Sujit are working in Israel. They said missile alerts went off suddenly, and they rushed to shelters. For some days, they have practically been living inside bunkers," said Goshto Charan Biswas, a resident of Betai.
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Time of India
Bengal students to board Jordan bus to flee Israel
1 2 Kolkata: As the Israel-Iran conflict enters the ninth day with no signs of a climbdown, sleepless and fear-stricken students from Bengal stuck in different cities of Israel are counting the days for their evacuation. While the process is likely to start through Jordan on Sunday, those who couldn't make it to the first list of evacuees waited with bated breath. On Sunday, heavily guarded buses will pick up the evacuees from a number of cities and head towards Jordan. Flights from Amman will bring them back to New Delhi. Priyangana Deb, a resident of Kolkata, who is pursuing post-doctoral research at the Medicine and Health Science Faculty of Tel Aviv University, reached Israel a few months back. As the attacks on Israel intensified, she felt unnerved after a point. Deb listed herself with the embassy for evacuation. "Sirens are nothing new in Israel. But this time it was different. I could not sleep well at night and had to rush to the shelter rooms multiple times, even at night. Even when the sirens are not blaring, a fear of the unknown chases me. Brought up in Kolkata, we have never seen such a thing before," said Deb. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like What Is a Family Trust, and How Do You Set One Up? SmartAsset Learn More Undo "The Israel administration has a number of apps that send periodic notifications. Whenever there is a notification on the app, we have to rush to the shelter room," she added. Despite safety measures, Deb is looking forward to going back home. "I want to go back home now. My family and kids are there in Kolkata. I need to breathe in a secure environment for a while," she said. Deb is constantly in touch with the embassy over the past few days. Barrackpore resident Sayantan Maiti, who is pursuing research in surface chemistry of diamonds at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, is also waiting for his name to appear on the evacuee list. Maiti has been in Israel since Nov 2022 and witnessed the wars with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. "This time, the situation is even more dangerous. Cities like Tel Aviv, Be'er Sheva, and Haifa have been hugely affected by missile hits. However, social media has exaggerated it a lot," he said. Maiti felt that iron domes were largely effective in warding off Iranian missiles. "We are still alive because of the Israeli defence system — iron domes and bomb shelters. Direct impacts of missiles are more in number this time as they are huge and more savage," he said.
