Central agencies free to arrest on-the-run TMC satrap Shahjahan: HC
The Morning Standard|February 29, 2024
THE Calcutta High Court clarified on Wednesday that central agencies such as the CBI or ED would be free to arrest Shahjahan Sheikh, the TMC strongman in Sandeshkhali.
PRANAB MONDAL

Sheikh is the prime accused behind the unrest that has encapsulated the North 24 Parganas Island, turning the allegations of sexual assault on women in the area and forcible land grabbing by the ruling party's satraps into a national outcry.

The court's clarification came after the ED said in its submission that the state police might dilute the charges against Shahjahan, paving way for him to easily get bail.

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