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TMC councillor granted bail in extortion case

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Press Trust of India Barasat (WB)
Last Updated : Sep 12 2016 | 7:48 PM IST
A court in North 24 Parganas district today granted bail to ruling Trinamool Congress councillor Anindya Chattopadhyay, as the police failed to submit a charge sheet within the stipulated 60-day period in an extortion case.
Chattopadhyay, who was arrested on July 12 for his alleged involvement in extortion, secured bail by the court of Bidhannagar sub-divisional judicial magistrate.
The Trinamool councillor of ward no. 41 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, had been taken into custody by the police following a complaint by a person in the area that he was pressurised by the leader to pay Rs 12 lakhs when he had undertaken a construction work at his residence.
He was called for questioning at Bidhanagar North Police Station and after he allegedly failed to give satisfactory reply, he was arrested.

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First Published: Sep 12 2016 | 7:48 PM IST

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