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Kolkata, October 28 (IANS) Bengal BJP leader Rakesh Singh and his children have been arrested for allegedly creating a ruckus inside a residential complex in Kolkata’s Kasba area. Police gave this information on Tuesday.
According to the police, the incident took place on Monday, during which Rakesh and his daughter and son allegedly assaulted a flat owner and his children.
Police said that the BJP leader has a flat in a multi-storey building in Kasba. However, he was accused of forcibly occupying another flat in the same residential complex.
When the owner of the flat along with his employees went to remove the belongings from there, Rakesh Singh and his children allegedly attacked him.
The victim alleges that the attackers had weapons.
Flat owner Chandu Khan was injured in the attack and was admitted to the hospital. Chandu’s sons Saptarshi Khan and Rajarshi Khan were also injured.
He alleges that the BJP leader, his son and daughter beat him with gun butts and knives.
Based on their complaint, Kasba police arrested Rakesh Singh, his children, Shivam and Simran.
Rajarshi Khan said, “Rakesh Singh has a flat on the fourth floor. He has forcibly occupied our flat on the third floor. He has kept his belongings there. I have repeatedly asked him to remove the belongings. But, he did not remove the belongings. We were taking laborers today and were keeping their belongings downstairs because we were paying rent. Then eight to nine people came and beat up my father and brother. They had firearms in their hands. They gave them guns. Beat with the butts. My father. Had to be admitted to hospital. They also attacked me with a knife.”
“The BJP leader and his son and daughter have been arrested. A case has been registered against them. The investigation is ongoing,” a senior Kolkata Police official said.
On September 3, Kolkata Police arrested Rakesh Singh on charges of vandalizing the headquarters of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee in Kolkata. The BJP leader was absconding after he led the demolition of the state Congress headquarters in Kolkata on August 29.
On September 1, police arrested Rakesh Singh’s elder son Shivam Singh, who is the main accused in the vandalism, for helping his father escape. Singh was arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the Congress against alleged attack and defacement on posters of its leaders, Rahul Gandhi and others.
–IANS
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