National   

West Bengal MP arrested

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: Behrampore Member of Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was arrested from his South Avenue official residence here on Saturday by a West Bengal police team on charges of his involvement in the murder of a hotel owner and his son in July. He was taken to West Bengal on a transit remand. At 9.30 a.m., the police team raided Mr. Chowdhury's residence and arrested him. He and his wife, Arpita, have been charged with involvement in the murder of Hanief Sheikh and his son, Laltu, at Behrampore on July 24.

A West Bengal court issued arrest warrants against the M.P. and his wife last month.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

India welcomes efforts by Iran to address nuclear issues
BJP tells Speaker: we won't stall proceedings
``NDA may fall short of majority''
ISRO studying needs of manned space mission
Kalam presents Indira Gandhi peace prize to Thai princess
Counter globalisation, Karat tells students
Exploitation, deceit plague healthcare, says Amartya Sen
Elephants arrive at rejuvenation camp
Maharashtra by-elections peaceful
24 Indian civilians cross LoC at Teetwal
Mau riots: report criticises civil society's role
Nanavati panel issues ultimatum to Bannerjee Committee
Commission term extended
Introduce women's bill without delay: Yechury
Homes for tourism
West Bengal MP arrested
Elected representatives of Northeast sign AIDS declaration
25 apparel parks to be set up in two years
Azad rules out dismissal of Minister
Former officer to move court on "corruption"
Militants ambush police, burn houses
Moves on to ban use of lindane

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu