Sheikh Shahjahan rode a bike, wore his shirt short so that his pockets could exhibit three revolvers. Sandeshkhali became his self-declared fiefdom. He forcefully grabbed agricultural plots and converted them into ponds, particularly for shrimp farming, villagers allege. What was his modus operandi?
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that 17 people have been arrested in restive Sandeshkhali and no one involved in any wrongdoing will be spared.
Meanwhile, the Section 144, CrPC orders imposed in the area were set aside by another judge of the Court, who criticised the State for not arresting the TMC leaders accused of torturing the villagers of Sandeshkhali.