Siliguri, 20th January: Three people including two activists of Trinamool Congress were arrested on Thursday in connection to a kidnapping case of a minor in Siliguri. The arrested have been identified as Ratan Paul, Tapan Das and Raja Singh.
Reportedly, the boy was abducted from the Bhaktinagar area on January 13. The trio then allegedly called the minor’s family and demanded Rs 40 lakh ransom. The family lodged a complaint at the NJP police station on January 15. Acting promptly, the police arrested the said three men on Thursday.
As per the information, the two TMC activists, Ratan Paul and Tapan Das had earlier been spotted in the election campaign of Trinamool candidate Pratul Chakraborty of Ward No. 24.
According to police sources, the men hid the minor in a house in Siliguri’s Deshbandhu Para area. The arrest was made with the help of CCTV footage and tracking the mobile phones. The three arrested will be produced before the Jalpaiguri court on Friday.
Meanwhile, after the incident came to light, Ward No. 24 TMC candidate Pratul Chakraborty said that the matter will be looked into as per the law.