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“A Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) was arrested connected charges of assaulting and molesting a pistillate successful Kolkata,” constabulary said connected Thursday (June 4, 2026).
“Biswajit Mondal, the councillor of Ward No. 114, was arrested pursuing a ailment lodged by the pistillate from the Purba Putiary country astatine Regent Park constabulary presumption connected June 1,” a elder serviceman said.
“According to the complaint, Mondal had allegedly assaulted and molested the pistillate adjacent a schoolhouse successful March 2024,” helium said. "A lawsuit has been registered against Mondal. The allegations see assault, molestation, transgression intimidation and usage of abusive language. An probe is nether way," the serviceman said.
The pistillate besides alleged that aft the alteration of authorities successful West Bengal past month, the councillor verbally abused her and threatened her with dire consequences. Mondal's apprehension comes amid enactment against respective leaders and elected representatives of the TMC crossed the State aft the Assembly elections.
Over the past fewer weeks, a fig of KMC councillors person been arrested connected allegations ranging from extortion and intimidation to corruption.
On June 2, councillors Arijit Das Thakur of Ward No. 106 and Sachin Singh of Ward No. 36 were arrested successful transportation with alleged extortion. A time later, Mahesh Kumar Sharma, councillor of Ward No. 2, was apprehended connected charges of extortion and transgression intimidation.
TMC councillor Sudip Polley, who represents Ward No. 123, was besides arrested connected May 23 successful an alleged extortion case.
