Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Floods Inundate Bengal Villages as Two Arrested in Vaidya Case
Floods covered more than 50 villages in three districts of West Bengal.
Landslides in Assam also interrupted train services.
Separately, investigators arrested two people in Connaught Place.
Officials said the pair allegedly had links to the people who killed General A. S. Vaidya and Lalit Maken.
They were also accused of helping the wanted terrorists leave the country.
The reports did not give details about the arrested people.
The flood and arrest reports were both dated October 10, 1986.
Fresh floods inundated more than 50 villages in West Bengal’s Hooghly, Murshidabad and Birbhum districts.
Landslides between Haraipul and Lams-Hang in Assam disrupted train services.
Investigators arrested two people in Connaught Place, in the capital.
The two were alleged to have links with the assassins of General A. S. Vaidya and Congress (I) leader Lalit Maken.
They were also alleged to have helped the wanted terrorists escape the country.
- Who
- Two people arrested in Connaught Place; residents of flood-hit West Bengal villages and train users affected by landslides in Assam.
- What
- Flooding inundated more than 50 villages, landslides disrupted trains, and two people were arrested over alleged links to assassins and an escape arrangement.
- When
- October 10, 1986.
- Where
- Hooghly, Murshidabad and Birbhum districts in West Bengal; between Haraipul and Lams-Hang in Assam; and Connaught Place in the capital.
- Why
- The arrested pair were alleged to have links to the assassins of A. S. Vaidya and Lalit Maken and to have helped wanted terrorists escape the country. The reports did not state the cause of the floods or landslides.
- Date
- October 10, 1986
- Villages inundated
- More than 50
- Flood-hit districts
- Hooghly, Murshidabad and Birbhum, West Bengal
- Landslide-affected route
- Between Haraipul and Lams-Hang, Assam
- Arrests
- Two people arrested in Connaught Place
- Alleged connection
- Links to the assassins of General A. S. Vaidya and Lalit Maken, and assistance in helping wanted terrorists escape the country