Bengal Govt Removes 2 Police Officers from Basirhat After Shahjahan Sheikh’s Arrest – News18

The West Bengal government on Friday removed two officers from the Basirhat police district, a day after TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, a key accused in sexual assault and land grab in Sandeshkhali, was arrested after being on the run for 55 days, an official said.

The DSP of the Director of Intelligence Bureau (DIB), Sujit Kumar Mondal, and inspector Kajal Banerjee were the ones removed from their positions, he said.

Mondal was reassigned to the Raiganj Police District, while Banerjee was transferred to the state CID. Rakesh Chatterjee, an inspector at Barrackpore Police District, replaced Mondal, the official said.

“Chatterjee will also supervise the Hingalganj police station and Hemnagar Cosas police station,” he said. In addition, Raktim Chattopadhyay, who previously served as the circle inspector (CI) of Purba Bardhaman district, will replace Banerjee.

The Sandeshkhali region, located on the fringes of the Sunderbans, has been engulfed in turmoil for over a month due to accusations against TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his cohorts of sexual abuse and land usurpation.

The area is under the jurisdiction of the Basirhat police district. Sheikh was arrested by police on Thursday after being on the run for 55 days.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)