Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Man Arrested for Extortion, Retired Tea Worker Murdered
In Jalpaiguri, a man was killed by his son after a fight.
The police are investigating why the son attacked his father.
Separately, in Kolkata, a man was arrested for cheating people.
He pretended to be connected to a politician to get money by offering fake promises of election tickets.
The police caught him and are now looking into the case.
A retired tea worker was allegedly beaten to death by his son in Jalpaiguri.
The incident occurred at the Washabarie tea estate.
Police arrested the son and are investigating.
A man named Sheikh Najmul Hoda was arrested in Kolkata.
He is accused of using a TMC MP's name to extort money.
- Who
- Ashok Malpaharia (murder); Sheikh Najmul Hoda (extortion)
- What
- Retired tea worker beaten to death; Extortion using TMC MP's name
- When
- Friday night (murder); Friday evening (extortion arrest)
- Where
- Jalpaiguri; Kolkata
- Why
- Dispute between father and son (murder); to extort money (extortion)
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- Incident
- Retired tea worker's murder; extortion arrest
- Victim
- Ashok Malpaharia
- Accused (Murder)
- Kiran
- Location
- Washabarie tea estate, Jalpaiguri
- Charge (Extortion)
- Using TMC MP's name
- Extortion Arrest
- Sheikh Najmul Hoda
- Extortion Details
- Promising Assembly election tickets
