Abdul Alim Mollah alias Duronto, a close aide of Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh, was presented before the Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court on Wednesday (26th November). Mollah was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday (25th November) from the South 24 Parganas district in connection with an attack on a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in January last year.
Basirhat, West Bengal: The CBI has arrested Abdul Alim Mollah, a close aide of Sheikh Shahjahan who had been absconding for a long time, on charges of attacking ED officials. He was produced before the Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court today pic.twitter.com/muMHr0rXsD
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The agency said that Mollah did not cooperate in the investigation, despite notices and a non-bailable warrant being issued against him by a local court, which led to his arrest. Mollah is accused of leading a mob which attacked the ED officials on 5th January last year, when they went to raid the residence of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. The investigation into the attack was transferred by the Calcutta High Court from the West Bengal Police to the CBI on March 5, 2024.
TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, a close aide of CM Mamata Banerjee, was accused of land grabbing and sexual exploitation by several women in Sandeshkhali. He was arrested by the state police on February 29, 2024, and the CBI took him into its custody on March 6.
Shahjahan’s arrest followed after hundreds of women in Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal held massive protests in February last year, demanding action against him and two other TMC workers, Shiba Prasad Hazra and Uttam Sardar. The women came out on the streets with brooms, sticks and farming tools and blocked the roads. These women alleged that married Hindu women from the area are picked up, based on how young and pretty they are, and are violated night after night by Shahjahan’s men. The husbands of these women were also threatened and told that they had no “right” over their wives. If they attempt to stop the exploitation of the women, they are mercilessly beaten. Despite CM Banerjee downplaying the plight of the women, Sheikh Shahjahan and other accused persons were arrested following a high-voltage drama.