The nephew of West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee has been sent to day-long judicial custody by a Kolkata court on Thursday. Akash Banerjee and three others have been accused of assault.
Mamta Banerjee’s nephew, Akash(28), had allegedly manhandled a police officer after his vehicle was flagged down as it jumped a traffic signal in Khidderpore on Wednesday.
The accused was let off by the police once his identity was known. But the TV channels available at the scene and following pressure from the Congress, his arrest orders were given by the Banerjee’s office.
He was booked under a non-bailable section and would be produced in court on Thursday.
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