Former Bengal minister Udayan Guha arrested in PMAY irregularities case

Former Bengal minister Udayan Guha. PIC/X/@rashtra_press

Former West Bengal minister and senior TMC leader Udayan Guha was arrested on Wednesday over his alleged involvement in "financial irregularities" linked to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a police officer said. Guha was arrested from a flat in the Phoolbagan area.

"There was a complaint lodged against the former minister alleging his involvement in financial irregularities in connection with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. There are other cases, too, against him, and action will accordingly be taken," an officer of the Cooch Behar District Police said.

The complainant alleged that Guha has been siphoning money meant for the scheme since 2016, the officer added.

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