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Trinamool MLA Paresh Ram Das arrested on rape and extortion charges
Police arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Paresh Ram Das at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Monday.
Police said he faces several charges, including rape and extortion.
Das represents Canning Paschim, where he defeated his nearest rival by more than 40,000 votes.
His arrest follows the BJP taking power in West Bengal in May 2026, after which several Trinamool leaders, including five former ministers, have been arrested.
Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said police had been inactive while Das was with a rebel camp, then arrested him after he pledged allegiance to Mamata Banerjee.
Banerjee loyalists allege police are treating rebel-aligned leaders more leniently, while those loyal to her are being arrested.
Trinamool Congress MLA Paresh Ram Das was arrested at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on November 9, 2026.
Police said he faces several charges, including rape and extortion.
Police sources said the Special Operations Group of Baruipur district police tracked him after learning he was heading to the airport.
Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh alleged that police had been inactive while Das was aligned with a rebel camp.
- Who
- Paresh Ram Das, an All India Trinamool Congress MLA.
- What
- He was arrested on charges including rape and extortion.
- When
- November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
- Why
- Police said there were several charges against him, including rape and extortion.
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The Special Operations Group of Baruipur district police began tracking Das after receiving information that he was heading to the airport.
Police arrested Das at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport after contacting the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.
- Arrest date
- November 9, 2026
- Arrest location
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
- Police unit tracking Das
- Special Operations Group of Baruipur district police
- Charges cited by police
- Rape and extortion
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