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Prosecutor Alleges Threats While Handling Trinamool Leader's Assets Case
Bivas Chatterjee is the lawyer presenting the government’s case against Debraj Chakraborty.
Chatterjee says someone called him and threatened him.
The caller reportedly said he was connected to Chakraborty.
The caller warned Chatterjee not to pursue the case too strongly.
Chatterjee reported the call to police in Kolkata.
The phone number showed a name and organization on the Truecaller application.
Chakraborty is accused in several cases and is currently in judicial custody.
One case has a charge sheet, while police are still investigating another.
Special public prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee says he received a threatening call concerning Debraj Chakraborty’s case.
The caller allegedly claimed to be acting on Chakraborty’s instructions and warned Chatterjee not to go too far.
Chatterjee lodged a complaint at Baguiati Police Station and provided police with the caller’s number.
The number appeared on Truecaller under the name “Raju Hasan, General Secretary, AB Supporter State Committee.”
Chakraborty remains in judicial custody; a charge sheet has been filed in one of two FIRs, while the other investigation continues.
- Who
- Special public prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee and arrested Trinamool Congress leader Debraj Chakraborty are central to the report.
- What
- Chatterjee alleged that he received threatening phone calls about Chakraborty’s legal proceedings and lodged a police complaint.
- Where
- The call was received in Chatterjee’s chamber, and the complaint was lodged at Baguiati Police Station in Kolkata.
- When
- The call was received before Chatterjee spoke to the media on Friday; Chakraborty was arrested in July this year.
- Why
- The caller allegedly warned Chatterjee not to pursue Chakraborty’s case too far.
Key facts
- Prosecutor
- Bivas Chatterjee, special public prosecutor
- Accused
- Debraj Chakraborty, former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation councillor
- Complaint location
- Baguiati Police Station
- Caller identification
- The number appeared on Truecaller as “Raju Hasan, General Secretary, AB Supporter State Committee”
- Case status
- A charge sheet has been filed in one of two FIRs; investigation in the second continues
- Custody status
- Chakraborty is in judicial custody
- Additional allegations
- Extortion, disproportionate assets, land grabbing, syndicate operations and a case linked to 2021 post-poll violence
Quotes
Bivas Chatterjee
Special public prosecutor handling the case against Debraj Chakraborty
“The person was speaking in a threatening tone. The man told me not to go too far with Chakraborty’s case. After receiving the call, I approached the police and lodged a complaint at Baguiati Police Station.”
thehansindia.com
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