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Former Bengal minister Indranil Sen arrested by Kolkata Police in UNESCO-linked Durga Puja ticket case

Kolkata, Oct 28 (UNI) Former West Bengal Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Indranil Sen was arrested by the Kolkata Police’s Detective Department on Wednesday in connection with an alleged fraud involving the unauthorised use of UNESCO’s name and logo to sell Durga Puja tickets.
Sen appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the agency’s CGO Complex office at 1 pm after being summoned for questioning in connection with the case. He was taken into custody by the Kolkata Police at around 5.06 pm while leaving the premises.
The CGO Complex was cordoned off, with personnel from the Kolkata and Bidhannagar police commissionerates present. Kunal Agarwal, chief of the Detective Department, said Sen would be taken to Lalbazar, the Kolkata Police headquarters, for interrogation.
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