IPS Damayanti Sen, Sidelined By Mamata Banerjee Over Park Street Rape, Gets Key Role Under BJP Govt

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• IPS Damayanti Sen, Sidelined By Mamata Banerjee Over Park Street Rape, Gets Key Role Under BJP Govt Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 11:08 IST Soon after the case was cracked, Sen was shifted from Kolkata Police's prestigious Crime Branch department to the Police Training College in Barrackpore.
• Rapid Read Damayanti Sen is a 1996 batch IPS officer.
• IPS Damayanti Sen Back In Action: The Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government has brought back senior IPS officer Damayanti Sen, who was sidelined following the high-profile Park Street rape case in 2012 by the Mamata Banerjee-led government, to probe violence committed against women and children in the state.
• The Chief Minister on Monday announced a commission headed by retired Justice Samapti Chatterjee to investigate alleged atrocities against women and children during the previous TMC regime, with the senior cop as member secretary.
• The commission, Adhikari said, would examine incidents ranging from...