Sandeshkhali violence | Shajahan Sheikh to be arrested in seven days: TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh
The Hindu
Kolkata TMC leader Kunal Ghosh announces arrest of accused Shajahan Sheikh in seven days amid legal tangles.
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on February 26 said party strongman Shajahan Sheikh, who has been accused of sexual atrocities and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, will be arrested in seven days.
The TMC leader’s assertion comes immediately after the Calcutta High Court clarified that there is no stay on the arrest of Mr. Shajahan.
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“About the arrest of Sheikh Shajahan, Abhishek Banerjee is correct. The matter was stuck in the legal tangle of the court. The Opposition was doing politics using this opportunity. Thanks to the High Court today for clarifying the matter and allowing the police to take action. Shajahan will be arrested within seven days,” Mr. Ghosh posted on X.
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Feb. 25 claimed that Mr. Shajahan could not be arrested because of legal tangles and stay on FIRs filed by the police.
The court directed that Mr. Shajahan, the Enforcement Directorate, the Central Bureau of Investigation, the State Home Secretary be impleaded as parties in the suo motu matter initiated on the allegations of sexual atrocities on women and the land grab of tribal people.
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