Time to put criminals behind bars: Governor Ananda Bose on Shajahan Sheikh’s arrest
The Hindu
Governor welcomes arrest of TMC leader in sexual assault case, calls for end to violence in Bengal.
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Thursday, February 29, 2024, welcomed the arrest of Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh in the sexual assault and land grab case in Sandeshkhali and asserted that the time has come to put criminals, who are ruling the roost in parts of Bengal, behind bars.
Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh was arrested on the early hours of Thursday from a house in Minakhan, around 30 km away from the island of Sandeshkhali.
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"This is the beginning of an end. We have to put an end to the cycle of violence in Bengal. In parts of Bengal, the goons are ruling the roost. This must end and the gangsters should be put behind bars", the Governor said at a press conference here.
Mr. Bose maintained that the Sandeshkhali incident is only the tip of an iceberg, suggesting there is much more to it than what meets the eye.
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