Abhishek Banerjee's Aide Arrested After Top Court Rejects Bail In Land Case
Sumit Roy, an aide to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by the West Bengal CID following the Supreme Court's refusal to grant him anticipatory bail in a land scam case. The arrest occurred at the Trinamool Congress office in Kalighat.
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The arrest of a high-profile political aide in a corruption case highlights ongoing legal and political tensions in West Bengal.
The West Bengal CID on Thursday arrested TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's personal assistant Sumit Roy, soon after the Supreme Court refused his anticipatory bail prayer in a land scam case, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the state assembly.Roy was picked up by CID officers from a building stated to be Banerjee's residence at Kalighat area here in connection with alleged illegal sale of government land in Salboni, sources said."Sumit Roy, a well-known extortionist, was arrested by the CID from the Trinamool Congress office at 121 Kalighat Road," Adhikari, who also holds…
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