Bengal Civic Volunteer Arrested for Allegedly Assisting TMC MLAs Escape
A civic volunteer in West Bengal has been arrested for allegedly aiding TMC MLA Paresh Ram Das in evading arrest related to a serious crime.
Kolkata, November 10 (Daily Kiran) : A civic volunteer linked to the West Bengal police’s Intelligence Branch, identified as Vikas Sahni, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assisting Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Paresh Ram Das in attempting to flee to Mumbai.
Das, the MLA from Canning (West) in South 24 Parganas, is facing serious charges in a rape case. He was apprehended on Monday evening at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport while trying to board a flight to Mumbai, having evaded arrest for 17 days.
Investigations by the Baruipur police revealed that Sahni not only aided Das in his escape plan but also provided him with sensitive police information. Sources from the state police indicated that due to his role in the Intelligence Branch, Sahni had access to crucial details linked to several police stations.
Preliminary findings suggest that Sahni regularly shared confidential information with Das, helping the MLA avoid police tracking teams and plan his subsequent actions. The investigative team is currently conducting intense questioning of Sahni.
Das is the main accused in a case registered at the Canning police station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 376 (rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 420 (cheating), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and 506 (criminal intimidation).
He remains one of the few current TMC legislators loyal to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew’s faction within the party.
Commenting on the arrest, Suvendu Adhikari described Das as a notorious extortionist in the Canning area, alleging that he had illegally occupied state government properties during the previous TMC administration.
