Sandeshkhali Row: The arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh occurred following the Governor s issuance of a 72-hour deadline to the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government.
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Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides are among the key accused in cases of land grab and sexual harassment that surfaced following violent protests in Sandeshkhali island of North 24 Parganas district.
Shahjahan was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning in connection with an alleged assault on ED officers during a raid in January earlier this year.