Canning West Trinamool MLA Paresh Ram Das was produced before a court on Tuesday, which rejected his bail plea and remanded him in police custody.
Kolkata: Police have seized around Rs 2 lakh in cash and six mobile phones from Canning West Trinamool MLA Paresh Ram Das, who was arrested at Kolkata airport on Monday in connection with multiple cases, including an alleged rape. Sahani, who was posted with the Intelligence Branch at Canning in South 24 Parganas, was accompanying Das and was detained at the airport. In a post on X, Banerjee said: “An alleged incident from 2023. A complaint filed in 2026.
Police told the court that he had been evading arrest for several days and was not cooperating with the investigation. His links with the MLA and the nature of their communication are being examined,” an officer said. Otherwise, he would have fled to Dubai via Mumbai,” Adhikari said.
A civic volunteer, identified as Bikash Sahani, has also been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential information about police movements and the investigation to the MLA. He was intercepted while allegedly attempting to board a flight to Mumbai. The seized cash and phones, along with the seizure list, were also produced in court. “The civic volunteer may have been passing sensitive information about police movements and the ongoing investigation against Das. “He is a mafia—a land mafia. He encroached on the irrigation department’s land and constructed an old-age home. He is a big goon in the area. He was guilty and was trying to escape. However, he was apprehended by Airport police on the basis of a lookout notice. And an arrest just as the MLA extends support to Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool MLAs backing Mamata Banerjee are being implicated in completely false and politically motivated cases.”
Das was produced before a court on Tuesday, which rejected his bail plea and remanded him in police custody.