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Four Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillors from the municipality of Bidhannagar, besides known arsenic Salt Lake City, person been arrested truthful acold successful West Bengal. One other TMC councillor was recovered dormant nether mysterious circumstances successful the aforesaid area.
Samrat Barua, TMC councillor from Ward 6, Bidhannagar, was arrested connected Saturday (May 23, 2026) morning for intimidation, violence, and extortion. Sushobhan Mandal (Ward 26), Samaresh Chakraborty (Ward 9), and Ranjan Poddar (Ward 34) are the different TMC councillors arrested successful the past fewer days, nether charges akin to those made against Mr. Barua.
Meanwhile, connected Friday (May 22, 2026) evening, Shankar Rout, a section TMC workers’ union leader from Baranagar in the bluish fringes of Kolkata, was arrested nether charges of extortion and carnal violence, and produced successful tribunal connected Saturday (May 23, 2026).
In a monolithic crackdown, respective TMC leaders, including councillors, panchayat pradhans and section leaders, person been arrested aft the caller BJP authorities came to power. The charges against the arrested TMC leaders person ranged from post-poll unit aft the 2021 Assembly predetermination to extortion, threats, money laundering, and more. The TMC’s top leadership has largely remained silent connected the arrests.
“They [TMC councillors] person done this earlier and are continuing with their threats. They request to alteration their habits. Many person gone underground, but the police will find them. No 1 tin flight the instrumentality if they person wronged people,” State Cabinet Minister Dilip Ghosh said.
Only leaders against whom complaints person been made were being arrested, elder Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person and MP Sukanta Majumdar said.
Bidhannagar MLA and erstwhile TMC Minister Sujit Bose was arrested a week agone by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) successful the municipality recruitment scam case. Several others successful the Bidhannagar constituency person recovered themselves successful the West Bengal Police’s net. Mr. Sujit Bose’s son, Samudra Bose, was brought successful for questioning by the ED. Partha Verma, TMC councillor of the South Dum Dum municipality, a adjacent subordinate of Mr. Sujit Bose, was arrested connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) night.
Councillor Debraj Chakraborty, hubby of erstwhile MLA Aditi Munshi, has been questioned successful a disproportionate assets case, and respective of his adjacent associates person been arrested. Sanjay Das, TMC councillor of the South Dum Dum municipality, who was reportedly close to Mr. Chakraborty, was recovered dormant successful his location connected Saturday (May 23, 2026). A lawsuit of unnatural decease has been registered, and a last constabulary study is awaited.
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