IPS officer suspended over Kali idol desecration row in Bengal

IPS officer Koteswara Rao, former superintendent of police of Sundarban police district, suspended for shoving a desecrated Kali idol into a prison van during Kali Puja at Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas in October 2025.

The incident triggered a political row in West Bengal, with BJP attacking the then-ruling TMC.

Four other police officers suspended over allegations of atrocities, high-handedness and hurting religious sentiments during the previous TMC regime.

An FIR registered against ex-ASI of Kaliaganj police station in Uttar Dinajpur for shooting a person dead during an investigation.

Departmental proceedings initiated against a former inspector from Nadia for making derogatory statements and hurting religious sentiments.