Police Keeping Him In Custody By Hook Or By Crook : Calcutta High Court Orders Immediate Release Of Suvendu Adhikari s Aide
by Swarajya Staff - Aug 3, 2021 06:01 AM
The Calcutta High Court. (yuen yan/Wikimedia Commons)
Snapshot
The judge observed that there seemed to be a pattern of coordination between the police and the state administration to keep Bera in custody by hook or by crook.
Yesterday (2 August), the Calcutta High Court (HC) ordered immediate release of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari s aide, Rakhal Bera, questioning the administration s motive for keeping him in custody, reports
Times of India. The court further said that he couldn t be arrested in any other case without the HC s permission.
According to BJP sources, Rakhal Bera used to be close to Trinamul as an aide to the Adhikari clan, but switched sides along with the former TMC heavyweight late last year