TMC Legislator Arrested at Kolkata Airport with Expensive Phones and Cash
A TMC legislator was arrested at Kolkata airport with 11 luxury phones and ₹2 lakh in cash while attempting to flee to Mumbai.
Kolkata, November 10 (Daily Kiran) : A legislator from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was arrested on Monday evening at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The arrest was made by the Special Operations Group of the Baruipur police district, who seized 11 expensive mobile phones and ₹2 lakh in cash from the politician.
Paresh Ram Das, the TMC representative for the Canning (West) assembly constituency, was attempting to flee to Mumbai when he was apprehended. A police officer confirmed that the confiscated phones included several high-end iPhones and other luxury Android devices. The cash was found in a handbag belonging to Das.
Das is one of the few TMC lawmakers who remains loyal to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee. He had been evading authorities for the past 17 days and had not responded to summons issued by the state’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Information from police sources indicated that Das would try to escape from Kolkata airport on Monday evening. Members of the Special Operations Group waited at the airport and arrested him as he arrived.
As of now, there has been no response from Mamata Banerjee or Abhishek Banerjee regarding Das’s arrest. The legislator faces multiple charges, including a serious allegation of rape from a case filed in September 2023 involving a woman. This case is documented under Canning police station case number 561/2026, which includes several severe charges.
