Shahjahan Sheikh Arrested: धरा गया Sandeshkhali का Mastermind

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00:00 The main accused of West Bengal's unbiased violence and TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh has been arrested.

00:05 Bengal Police has arrested him on the orders of Kolkata High Court.

00:09 Police picked up Shahjahan last night from the Sarbiria area.

00:13 After that, at around 5 am in Bashirhat, he was brought to the police lock-up.

00:17 According to sources, Bengal Police will present him in the court today.

00:22 Shahjahan Sheikh's identity is as a powerful and influential leader of TMC.

00:28 He has also been the TMC leader of Sandesh Khali Unit.

00:32 Shahjahan Sheikh was first mentioned in the media when on 5th January,

00:37 ED's team went to enquire about Bengal ration distribution scam with Shahjahan.

00:42 At that time, his gurus had attacked the ED's team.

00:46 Since then, ED has been continuously releasing enquiries about Shahjahan Sheikh.

00:51 But after the attack on the ED's team, Shahjahan Sheikh has fled.

00:55 And it has been 55 days since his escape.

00:58 After the attack on the ED's team, Sandesh Khali was in the headlines

01:03 when the women there accused Shahjahan Sheikh of looting land and harassing his gurus.

01:09 The left and BJP parties opposed this case by protesting against the Mamata government.

01:14 The opposition leaders were stopped from going to Sandesh Khali by implementing Article 144.

01:18 However, BJP leaders raised this issue from Bengal to Delhi

01:22 and put pressure on the Mamata government to arrest all the accused of Sandesh Khali.

01:27 Although Bengal police had arrested his gurus,

01:30 but the police was afraid to touch Shahjahan Sheikh.

01:33 When the Kolkata High Court ordered the arrest of Shahjahan,

01:36 the police arrested him late at night while taking action.

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