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Police Arrest Local Leader for Alleged Rape

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July 25, 2025

Park Street police station has arrested Mujibur Rahaman, a political leader of Birbhum district for allegedly raping a housewife in a hotel in Park Street about a month ago.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested one person from Birbhum in a blast case from Birbhum district. His wife contacted a local political leader Mujibur Rahaman seeking his assistance for her husband's bail.

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