TMC man arrested for extorting money from Bangladesh PM Hasina's relative
Hasina had called upon West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee informing of her relative Arunabha Mukherjee being harassed by Chatterjee.
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Anindya Chatterjee has been arrested for trying to extort money from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s relative in Kolkata.
According to a report in dna, Hasina had called upon West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, informing of her relative Arunabha Mukherjee, a resident of AC Block of Salt Lake, being harassed by Chatterjee. Hasina said that Chatterjee was trying to extort money from Mukherjee and asked for her immediate intervention in the matter.
Chatterjee, a sitting councillor of ward 41 of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was arrested by the Bidhannagar City Police and then questioned overnight. He was produced before the court and remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody.
But the police arrested Chatterjee on another complaint, by one Santosh Lodh who alleged that the councillor demanded extortion money of Rs 12 lakhs. The family members claim that Lodh suffered a stroke following repeated threats from Chatterjee.
The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation mayor wrote to the Police Commissioner following which the arrest was made.
The public prosecutor told the court that several complaints of extortion had been made against Chatterjee but due to his influence, no action was taken.