BJP leader held for his daughter's abduction

Kolkata | Sunday | 17th February, 2019

Summary:

Police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse the mob.The BJP's district leadership had alleged that TMC-backed goons were behind the kidnapping. "Batyabyal, who switched to the BJP from the Trinamool Congress around five months ago, was detained on Saturday night. She is fine and we are talking to her to find out what had actually happened. We have also arrested the girl's father who seems to have played an important role in the kidnapping," Birbhum superintendent of police Shyam Singh told PTI.Asked about the motive behind the kidnapping, Singh said, "There are two aspects to it. There is a family problem, gaining political mileage could also be the motive..