Shantanu Thakur is the grandson of Binapani Devi. (document)

Banggaon, West Bengal:

The West Bengal police initiated an FIR against the Union minister based on a complaint from Mamata Bala Thakur, his aunt and TMC MP. Thakur accused the minister of trying to forcibly take control of a house where community matriarch Binapani Devi lives. ”, lived until his death five years ago.

The Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Water Transport termed the allegations as baseless and said “Mamamatbhala Thakur himself has forcibly occupied the house despite me being the legal heir,” a senior police officer from Gaighata told Press Trust of India: “Based on a complaint by Mamata Bala Thakur, an FIR has been registered against Shantanu Thakur in various departments, including forcible trespass. We have started investigation into the case.”

West Bengal’s Matua-majority Thakur Nagar district witnessed dramatic scenes on Sunday night as supporters of the two leaders clashed over a house where Naapani Devi lived until her death five years ago. face-to-face arguments over control.

According to TMC, the incident took place when Shantanu Thakur and his supporters allegedly tried to take control of the house where Mamata Bala currently lives.

Shantanu Thakur is the grandson of Binapani Devi and Mamata Bala Thakur is her daughter-in-law. Thakurnagar is located in North 24 Parganas district.

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