West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader held in case of extortion

TMC leader Sabyasachi Dutta being produced in court after his arrest. PIC/PTI

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sabyasachi Dutta was arrested on Tuesday from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas on charges of extortion and criminal intimidation, police said.

Dutta, former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) chairman, was apprehended from his residence at Raigachi, a senior officer said.

The arrest was based on a complaint by a businessman who said the former Bidhannagar mayor had demanded more than Rs 1 crore from him in 2018.

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