Cachar: After facing an interrogation for 8-long hours in the recent Assamese bill-board removal case, Pradip Dutta Roy, the chief convener of Barak Democratic Front has been arrested by the Cachar Police.
Cachar SP Ramandeep Kaur has confirmed that a case has been registered against him at Silchar Sadar Police station by Hindu Yuva Parishad based on which the probe has begun. Sources further informed that the Cachar Police found enough evidence against him in the poster row. Charges under section 153, 295, 124, 505, 506 have been pressed against him.
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It is worth mentioning here that Dutta Roy had issued an ultimatum of 48-hours to replace the Assamese Poster with the Bengali one. Around 30 hours after the ultimatum, the Goswami Filling Station management decided to remove the poster keeping the security issues in mind.
He was first summoned at the SP office and then again at 10:00 am he arrived today at the SP office. While the interrogation was still underway at the DSP Headquarters’ cabin, officials from Silchar Sadar Police Station arrive at the SP Office to begin the arrest proceedings.
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