He hid in a pile of sarees to evade arrest, TMC worker held in ‘cut money’ case

Following the complaint, the police initiated an investigation into the matter. As the likelihood of his arrest increased, the accused allegedly arrived at a clothing store in the area, where he hid under a pile of sarees kept in the godown.

However the police had already received information about his movements. The investigation team located the shop and conducted a thorough search after which it was found that Chakraborty was hiding under a pile of sarees in the godown in an attempt to evade arrest, said police.

The police personnel rummaged through the sarees to arrest the TMC worker. A video of the bizarre incident has caught eyeballs online.

It is learnt that Chakraborty was also accused in a post-poll violence incident after the 2021 Assembly elections in the state. Local BJP leaders told PTI that complaints regarding his alleged involvement in the 2021 post-poll violence incidents had been pending for several years.

The arrest drew comparisons with a similar incident in Cooch Behar’s Mathabhanga on May 4, when police arrested local TMC leader Shahidul Miah after allegedly pulling him out from under a bed where he had been hiding.