The Baruipur Police District will present arrested Trinamool Congress legislator Pares Ram Das before a district court in West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon.
The Special Operations Group apprehended the Canning Paschim MLA at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport on Monday while he attempted to flee to Mumbai.
Public prosecutors plan to seek sustained police custody for the lawmaker. Authorities require extensive interrogation regarding the primary rape charge along with several additional criminal cases.
Following his Monday evening arrest, officers detained the legislator at the Narendrapur Police Station lockup. He remained awake on the floor, accepting only prescribed medications throughout the night.
The arrested politician repeatedly requested on-duty officers to transfer him to the Sonarpur Police Station. However, police officials kept him in custody at the Narendrapur facility.
Das had evaded law enforcement agencies for seventeen days prior to his capture. He repeatedly ignored official summonses issued by the West Bengal Police Criminal Investigation Department.
The ongoing criminal investigation originates from a formal complaint lodged in September. The victim initially approached the Sub-Divisional Police Officer in Canning to seek justice.
According to the official complaint, Das demanded four lakh rupees from the victim’s husband before the 2023 panchayat elections under the pretext of securing an election ticket.
The woman delivered the requested cash to an old-age home managed by the legislator. Das allegedly extorted the money, locked the woman inside, and raped her.
Canning Police Station officers initially refused to register a formal complaint in 2023. Instead, local authorities reportedly ignored the victim’s immediate pleas for legal assistance.
Das and his associates subsequently subjected the victim and her family to continuous harassment. Assailants later carried out a targeted bomb attack on her residence.
The victim eventually pursued formal legal action following recent political shifts in West Bengal. CID sleuths questioned the lawmaker once after registering the case in September.
Das vanished during the last week of October following his initial questioning. Police subsequently raided his residence in Canning and arrested four local Trinamool leaders.
Law enforcement agencies immediately launched a statewide manhunt to track down the absconding lawmaker. Das is among the few sitting legislators maintaining allegiance to Mamata Banerjee.
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