Debmalya Bagchi and one Basanti Das a local woman from Sanjoal who has been protesting against hooch trade were arrested on September 6 based on a complaint filed on August 28 evening by a tribal woman.
The opposition, however, linked the arrest to Bagchi's recent articles highlighting hooch traders operating from Sanjoal residential area in Kharagpur Municipality, which was won by the TMC in last year's civic body elections.