Remarks against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee: West Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi granted bail
Kolkata: West Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi was granted bail by a Kolkata court on Saturday, hours after he was arrested by the Kolkata Police over his alleged controversial remark on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Police officials reached Koustav's residence at around 2:30 am and he was arrested in the morning.
He was taken to the Burtolla Police Station in north Kolkata.
Koustav has been arrested on the charges of criminal conspiracy, sexual harassment, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace, act induces or is likely to induce any person to commit offence against state or against public tranquility, word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman, punishment for criminal intimidation and wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, reports said.
On being arrested, Koustav said, "There is no rule of law in West Bengal but the ruler's law."
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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