Kolkata Police summons OSD to CM Tripura, threatens arrest

On November 24, Sanjay Mishra, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Chief Minister of Tripura, obtained summons from Kolkata Police through e-mail in connection to a case registered towards him at Narkeldanga Police station. The case has been registered beneath Sections 153B, 268, 468, 469, 471, 500, 505(I)(b) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 54 of the Disaster Management Act 2005.
Summons despatched to OSD to CM Trupura by Kolkata Police.
The summons learn, “In exercise of the power conferred U/s 41A Cr. P.C., I do hereby inform you that you are the FIR named an accused person of the above referred case, and it is revealed during investigation that there are reasonable grounds to question you to ascertain the fact and circumstances from you. Hence, you are requested to appear at Narkeldanga PS on 25.11.2021 at 12:00 PM and meet the I.O. of the case S.I. S. Bandopadhyay of Narkeldanga PS.”
It additional learn in case Mishra failed to look earlier than the Police, it would end in his arrest as per regulation.
TMC has a historical past of utilizing Kolkata Police to stage political scores
This isn’t the primary time the ruling occasion of West Bengal, Trinamool Congress, has used the Police to settle political scores. In August, Kolkata Police had arrested BJP chief Sajal Ghosh. In the method, they broke down his door and arrested him beneath Arms Act. Ghosh had claimed that he was arrested regardless of of not being concerned in any prison exercise.