According to police officials, Sabyasachi Ghosh, whom they claimed as a local BJP leader, along with his 10 associates, was apprehended during a police raid at a hotel on Thursday evening.
The police on Friday claimed to have arrested a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader along with 10 others on charges of running a sex racket in a hotel in West Bengal s Howrah district, while the state s main opposition party denied any association with the accused individuals.
In a statement, the BJP denied any association with the accused, labelling the arrest as a "desperate attempt" by the police to deflect attention from alleged incidents of sexual abuse in Sandeshkhali,