Former Bidhannagar Mayor and Trinamool leader Sabyasachi Dutta has been arrested on extortion charges, deepening the political crisis for Mamata Banerjee's party in West Bengal.
Dutta was arrested late on Monday night
Jun 09, 2026
11:06 am
What's the storySabyasachi Dutta, a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and ex-mayor of Bidhannagar, was arrested late on Monday night in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
The arrest came after a businessman accused him of extorting ₹1.05 crore from him in 2018.
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Police arrested Dutta over a businessman’s complaint, who had alleged that he was involved in extortion activities. | India News
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