Hooghly: Former Trinamool Congress leader Debraj Pal, alias Debu, from Mogra in Hooghly district was arrested again by police on charges including murder and extortion, police said on Saturday, October 31.
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According to police, a one-shot pistol was recovered from Pal at the time of his arrest. Balagarh police station officers arrested him on Friday night from STKK Road. Before being produced in court on Saturday, his health was examined at Zirat Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Rural Hospital, and the Chinsurah court remanded him to police custody.
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Pal, a resident of Tribeni Kalitala under Mogra police station, was once president of the Banshberia city Trinamool Congress unit. Police said he was involved in a murder case during the previous Trinamool Congress era and had also been jailed earlier.
A senior police officer said various cases are registered against Pal, including murder and extortion. This time, a fresh case has been filed against him at Mogra police station on charges of alleged illegal possession of firearms, and the police action also relates to the previous murder and extortion charges.
All the charges against Pal are allegations at this stage and have not been proved in court. Police said the investigation is continuing.