Sheikh Shahjahan's Arrest Is New Flashpoint In Mamata Banerjee vs BJP
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Sheikh Shahjahan and his associates have been accused of sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali.
After being on the run for 55 days, Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan was today arrested on charges of torture, sexual harassment, and land grabbing in Bengal's Sandeshkhali. The arrest has sparked a political slugfest between the ruling TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Main accused in the Sandeshkhali Case #SheikhShahjahan, who was on the run for more than 50 days, arrested.@Vasudha156 and @RatnadipC reporthttps://t.co/Ltj4mpb6Lapic.twitter.com/T6DG4x6vlM
In a late-night operation, a special team of the Bengal police arrested Sheikh Shahjahan from a house in North 24 Parganas district. The leader and his associates have been accused of sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali.
Soon after the arrest, Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that the state police went ahead with the arrest as soon as the legal hurdles were cleared.
