Kolkata, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Trinamool Congress MLA Paresh Ram Das was arrested at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata after allegedly attempting to leave for Mumbai, with police recovering 11 high-end mobile phones and Rs 2 lakh in cash from his possession.
Das, who represents the Canning (Paschim) Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, was arrested by the Special Operations Group of the Baruipur Police District on Monday evening.
A district police officer said the seized phones included several expensive iPhones and premium Android devices. The Rs 2 lakh was recovered from a handbag carried by the legislator.
Police sources said Das had been absconding for 17 days and was not responding to summons issued by the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The Special Operations Group reportedly received information that he would attempt to leave Kolkata for Mumbai through the airport. Acting on the tip-off, police personnel positioned themselves inside the airport premises and arrested him when he arrived.
Das is facing allegations in multiple cases, including a rape case registered following a complaint lodged in September this year with the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Canning.
The case, registered as Canning Police Station Case No. 561/2026 on September 5, invokes Sections 376 (rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 420 (cheating), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, as cited in the case details.
He is expected to be produced before a court later on Tuesday. The public prosecutor is likely to seek his police custody for further interrogation.
Das is among the Trinamool Congress legislators who have continued to maintain their allegiance to party supremo Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee. Neither had publicly reacted to his arrest as of Monday evening.
The investigation into the allegations is continuing.
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