TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan arrested by West Bengal Police in Sandeshkhali case
TMC leader and main accused in Sandeshkhali case, Sheikh Shahjahan has reportedly been arrested by the West Bengal Police. Shahjahan has been arrested from the Minakhan area in North 24 Parganas, SDPO of Minakhan, Aminul Islam Khan told news wire agency ANI. Sheikh Shahjahan is at present in the court lockup, a police officer told PTI. He is expected to be produced before the Basirhat Court at 2 pm today.
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Following the arrest, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh commended the West Bengal Police and said that Shahjahan was not arrested due to legal issues earlier. «Due to a legal tangle, he couldn't be arrested initially. However, after the court clarified that there was no stay on his arrest, the West Bengal Police did its job. The opposition had earlier exploited the embargo on his arrest,» Ghosh told PTI.
However, the BJP dubbed the arrest as scripted and claimed he was in the safe custody of West Bengal Police.
«It was TMC and the state police which were shielding the culprits. He has been arrested now as a part of a well-scripted story,» BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said.
Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district has been witnessing widespread protests against Trinamool Congress strongman Shahjahan Sheikh this month as a section of women are seeking justice against alleged atrocities committed by the TMC leader. Sheikh and his close aides have been accused of sexual harassment and land-grabbing.
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