Archive · 2 Sep 2026
North Dinajpur TMC Leader Arrested; Missing Balurghat Boys Rescued
Police arrested Trinamool Congress leader Ekramul Haque in North Dinajpur on Monday night.
Police said several cases are pending against him.
Haque said he had already received anticipatory bail and was being targeted for political reasons.
In a separate incident, three tenth-standard boys from Balurghat left home saying they were going to play.
They did not return, so their families reported them missing.
Railway police found the boys at Sealdah station in Calcutta on Tuesday.
The boys were taken to a government home for minors while their families were informed.
Police are investigating why they went to Calcutta, and the Bengal government also created a WhatsApp group for relatives of missing Mansarovar trekkers.
Trinamool Congress leader Ekramul Haque was arrested Monday night from his residence in Kachakali, North Dinajpur.
Police said several cases are pending against Haque, while he said he had secured anticipatory bail and was politically targeted.
Three tenth-standard students missing from Balurghat were found at Sealdah station in Calcutta on Tuesday.
The boys were sent to a government home for minors while their families traveled to Calcutta after being informed.
The Bengal government created a WhatsApp group for relatives of state residents still untraced after a Mansarovar trek.
- Who
- Ekramul Haque, three Balurghat High School students, their families, the Government Railway Police, and relatives of untraced Mansarovar trekkers.
- What
- Haque was arrested; three missing boys were rescued in Calcutta; and the Bengal government created a WhatsApp group for relatives of people still untraced after a Mansarovar trek.
- When
- Haque was arrested Monday night, the boys were found Tuesday, and the WhatsApp group existed by Tuesday.
- Where
- Haque was arrested in Kachakali under the Majhiali panchayat area of North Dinajpur; the boys were found at Sealdah station in Calcutta after leaving Balurghat.
- Why
- Police cited pending cases against Haque and are investigating why the boys went to Calcutta; the WhatsApp group was created to share information about untraced trekkers.
Police and official account
Haque’s response
Reason for arrest
Police and official account
Police said Haque was arrested in connection with several cases pending against him.
Haque’s response
Haque said he had secured anticipatory bail for the pending cases and was targeted for political reasons.
- Arrested person
- Ekramul Haque, a Trinamool Congress leader and Chopra Panchayat Samiti member
- Arrest location
- His residence in Kachakali, under Majhiali panchayat, North Dinajpur
- Police allegation
- Several cases are pending against Haque
- Students rescued
- Three tenth-standard students from Balurghat High School
- Rescue location
- Sealdah station in Calcutta
- Students’ status
- They were sent to a government home for minors
- Government response
- A WhatsApp group was created for relatives of untraced Mansarovar trekkers from Bengal