West Bengal Congress Spokesperson Arrested for Comments Against Mamata Banerjee

GG News Bureau

Kolkata, 4th March. West Bengal Congress spokesperson Kaustav Bagchi was arrested from his home on Saturday morning for allegedly making disparaging remarks about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

A huge team of the city’s Burtolla police station conducted a raid at Mr Bagchi’s residence at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal at around 3.30 AM and arrested him, a senior police officer said.

On Friday, a complaint was filed against Bagchi at the Burtolla police station for allegedly making disparaging remarks about the chief minister.

“We have arrested Kaustav Bagchi from his residence in Barrackpore. We cannot talk much about it. Our officers are talking to him,” the officer said.

Bagchi, a lawyer, allegedly reacted angrily to CM and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s “personal attacks” on West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury following the Congress’ victory in the Sagardighi bypolls.

Bagchi was taken to Burtolla Police Station following his arrest, despite the fact that party workers protested outside the station.

Bagchi has been booked under several sections of the IPC including 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and other sections, he added.