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Threat call to TMC leader: Police detain five

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February 23, 2025

The English Bazar Police have detained five individuals in connection with a case involving threatening phone calls made to Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury, chairman of the English Bazar Municipality in Malda and a senior Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader.

Mr Choudhury, who also serves as thae vice-president of the party's state committee, received a call from an individual named Pradip, demanding a large sum of money and threatening the lives of Mr Choudhury and his family members.

The caller, claiming to be from "D-Company," sent a follow-up message asking why the initial message had gone unanswered and demanded payment by the next morning. Mr Choudhury ended the call by challenging the caller to meet in person and immediately alerted the police.

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