BJP leader Rakesh Singh, who was named in a drugs case by the party’s youth-wing activist Pamela Goswami, was arrested by Kolkata police on Tuesday.
The arrest came hours after police raided Singh’s residence in connection with the case. The search operation was led by the Anti-Narcotics and Anti-Rowdy sections of the Detective Department of New Alipore police station.
Earlier in the day, Police entered the residence of BJP leader. State committee member of BJP’s Bengal unit.
According to officials, the Kolkata Police had to wait outside Rakesh Singh’s residence since the family insisted on seeing a search warrant before letting cops enter.
Soon after a posse of police personnel arrived at Singh’s residence, an argument ensued as Singh’s son Saheb stopped the police, seeking legal documents for the visit, officials said.
However, police said they have shown the family all the documents and were acting in accordance with law.
The search operation was led by the Anti-Narcotics and Anti-Rowdy sections of the Detective Department of New Alipore police station.
The Additional Commissioners of Police (ACPs) of both sections were present during the search operation.
