New Delhi: Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) on Monday apprehended a person for allegedly conducting recce across the residence and workplace of Trinamool Congress chief Abhishek Banerjee. This improvement comes days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee alleged that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is conspiring in opposition to the highest brass of TMC, she stated that ‘we are not safe.’
According to the police, the arrested particular person has been recognized as Rajaram Rege, who’s linked to a political social gathering in Maharashtra. He tried to contact the Diamond Harbour MP of TMC and his private assistant. As per Zee information TV report, Rege stayed at a Mumbai resort for over 2 days.
A Situation Resembling The 26/11, Averted: TMC Leader Derek O’Brien
While speaking to the press, TMC chief Derek O’Brien counseled the Kolkata Police for nabbing the suspect earlier than the “plot” was executed.
“Today, a situation resembling the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack has been thwarted, all thanks to the Kolkata Police. The target was the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, Abhishek Banerjee. The person detained had ties to the Mumbai terror attack too. The police possess ample evidence suggesting that he also reached out to certain individuals.,” he stated in a press convention.
In a scathing assault on the opposition in West Bengal, O’brien stated that BJP’s political chapter has pushed them to those despicable acts. He added that the Bhartiya Janta Party can’t combat in opposition to TMC politically, so that they have sorted out such acts.
Shri @derekobrienmp connects the dots: First, @SuvenduWB‘s “explosive” comment, then Kolkata Police arrests a person accused within the 26/11 assault for conducting recce of Shri @abhishekaitc‘s home & workplace.
BJP’s political chapter has pushed them to those despicable acts!
Shame! pic.twitter.com/Ap6z2zvQwF
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) April 22, 2024
He additionally talked about Leader of the Opposition within the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari’s comment from Saturday, the place he stated a “huge explosion” would shatter the highest brass of the TMC on Monday. A video clip of Adhikari’s remark was performed within the press convention.
Investigation Underway
Additional Commissioner of Police Murlidhar Sharma asserted that Rege had beforehand convened with David Headley, the prime suspect within the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults. He added that the person has been taken to Kolkata and an investigation into the matter is underway.
“Today our officers arrested Rajaram Rege from Mumbai. He had visited Kolkata last week, stayed here, and conducted a recce of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s offices and residence. He obtained the mobile phone numbers of Banerjee and his PA and tried to contact them,” reported PTI quoting the officer.
Sharma additional stated that the recce and the assembly with 26/11 suspect signifies a possible for an occasion akin to Mumbai terror assault and instructed the potential of a major conspiracy.
As per PTI’s report, the police are attempting to get CCTV footage of the resort that Rege checked-in to look at his actions, the police are additionally checking whether or not he was within the metropolis to organise any political rally or not.
