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Bengal: Former TMC councillor arrested in Durgapur gambling raid; BJP MLA seeks probe

Asansol, Nov 10 (UNI) A former Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation, Chandan Saha, was arrested along with three others during a police raid on a hotel in the Bhiringi area of Durgapur late on Monday night for allegedly organising a gambling session, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from Durgapur police station under the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate raided a hotel room where a gambling session involving large sums of money was allegedly underway. Police seized around Rs 1 lakh in cash from the spot.
Saha and the three others were arrested during the operation and produced before the Durgapur court on Tuesday.
The arrest has triggered a political reaction, with Durgapur West BJP MLA Laxman Chandra Gharui demanding a detailed investigation into Saha's alleged activities and assets.
Gharui alleged that the former councillor had been running gambling operations with several associates for a prolonged period and had used his political influence to operate similar establishments at different hotels in the area.
The BJP MLA also accused Saha of involvement in extortion and other illegal activities. He questioned how the alleged operations had continued for so long and called for an investigation into the former councillor's property holdings and possible political links.
Gharui, however, expressed satisfaction with the police action and called for a comprehensive probe into the allegations. UNI DC NST CDS
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