TMC MLA Paresh Ram Das
KOLKATA: Police recovered Rs 2 lakh in cash and six mobile phones from arrested TMC MLA Paresh Ram Das and detained a civic volunteer on suspicion of leaking confidential information about police operations to the legislator, an officer said on Tuesday. During a search of the MLA’s belongings, police seized Rs 2 lakh in cash and six mobile phones, the officer said. The civic volunteer, posted with the Intelligence Branch (IB) at Canning in South 24 Parganas district, was initially detained at the airport on Monday afternoon when the TMC leader was arrested, he said.
“Our officers are examining the call records, contact lists and other digital evidence stored on the devices to establish whom Das was in contact with and whether the phones were used for different purposes,” the officer said. His alleged links with the MLA and the nature of their communication are now being examined,” the officer said. The seized mobile phones and other evidence are being analysed to establish the facts,”the officer said. “The TMC leader had been on the run for the past 17 days before being traced and arrested at Kolkata airport,” the police officer said.
“The civic volunteer may have been passing on sensitive information about police movements and the ongoing investigation against Das. “We are examining all possible links, including the alleged flow of confidential information.