North 24 Parganas: West Bengal police said on Thursday that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan\u2019s arrest was in connection with an assault on officers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) during a raid in January this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cSheikh Shahjahan, one of the principal accused in a case which happened on January 5, 2024, where ED officers were assaulted during the course of a raid they were conducting,\u201d South Bengal ADG Supratim Sarkar said during a press conference following the arrest.<\/p>\n
On complaints under Section 354, the ADG said, \u201cIn this case the complaint did not pertain to 354.\u201d
\nHe further said that Shahjahan will be produced in Basirhat court today.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe arrested him yesterday night from Minakha Police area. We have forwarded Sheikh Shahjahan to Basirhat court. We will ask for police remand,\u201d the ADG said.<\/p>\n
On sexual assault complaints, the ADG said that there were many cases and most of them happened around two years back so investigation will take time.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany cases after February 7,8,9, those came up then, pertain to incidents that happened 2,3 years back. So investigating them, gathering evidence takes time,\u201d Supratim Sarkar said.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning in connection with allegations against him in ongoing cases.<\/p>\n
He had been evading arrest by both state and central agencies for over a month.<\/p>\n
Shahjahan\u2019s arrest comes three days after the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice ordered to add Sheikh Shahjahan\u2019s name to the Sandeshkhali case.<\/p>\n
BJP\u2019s Amit Malviya hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after Shahjahan\u2019s arrest saying that the state government had been left with no option but to arrest him. Naming TMC leaders for similar cases, Malviya alleged that they \u2018run similar reign of terror because they deliver votes to Mamata Banerjee\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter defending Shahjahan Sheikh on the floor of West Bengal Assembly, a red faced Mamata Banerjee, left with no option, finally allowed WB Police to arrest the TMC leader, accused of sexual violence, murder, land grab and assault on government officials in #Sandeshkhali,\u201d Malviya said in a post on X.<\/p>\n
\u201cShahjahan\u2019s arrest, more than 50 days after he went in the hiding, a day before the PM arrives in Bengal and post Calcutta High Court\u2019s tough stricture, raises several questions on Mamata Banerjee\u2019s predatory politics,\u201d the post stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cShahjahan Sheikh is not the only criminal in TMC\u2019s rank. There are people like Saokat Molla, Jahangir Khan etc, who run similar reign of terror, with the support of WB Police, without fear of consequences, because they deliver votes to Mamata Banerjee,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He alleged that women are not safe in Bengal under Mamata further demanding her removal.
\n\u201cIt is obvious that Bengal is not safe under Mamata Banerjee, the women in particular. She needs to be ousted from power,\u201d Malviya said.<\/p>\n
Sandeshkhali in West Bengal\u2019s North 24 Parganas district had witnessed widespread protests against TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh this month as a section of women were seeking justice against alleged atrocities committed by the TMC leader.<\/p>\n
A large number of women in Sandeshkhali had accused Shajahan Sheikh and his close aides of \u201cland-grab and sexual assault\u201d under coercion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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