Turmoil in West Bengal: Political Arrests Shake Up TMC

West Bengal's former Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta was arrested for extortion, amidst a wave of detentions involving TMC politicians, as dissent grows within the party.

Amidst a pattern of high-profile arrests in West Bengal, former Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta has been taken into custody by Bidhannagar North Police. Dutta is accused of extorting Rs one crore from a businessman and making threats.

Dutta's arrest occurs on the backdrop of his complex political journey from the Congress to TMC, shifting to BJP, and back to TMC, coupled with his electoral defeat in the 2026 Assembly elections.

The arrest scene in West Bengal is bustling with the earlier detention of TMC leaders Jahangir Khan, Tilak Kumar Chakraborty, Paritosh Dutta, and Rajib Banerjee, reflecting internal fractures as some MPs consider realigning with the BJP-led NDA.