Three held for extortion attempt using Abhishek Banerjee's name
Millennium Post Kolkata|December 27, 2024
Three people were arrested on charges of attempting extortion from the Kalna municipality chairman by using the name of Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's name.
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They were arrested by the cops of Shakespeare Sarani Police Station from the MLA Hostel located on Kyd Street.

The accused have been identified as Junayedul Haque Chowdhury, a resident of Pursura in Hooghly, Subhadip Malik, a resident of Tarakeswar and Sk. Taslim, a resident of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road in Kolkata. A specific complaint was lodged by a Kalna resident on the basis of which the police started a probe. It was learnt that one of the accused used a WhatsApp number with the photograph of Banerjee.

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