Bengal E Minister's Brother Arrested In Extortion Case After Make-Up Artist's Complaint

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• Bengal E Minister's Brother Arrested In Extortion Case After Make-Up Artist's Complaint Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 11:25 IST The complainant also accused Swarup Biswas of extorting several lakh rupees from her through intimidation and threats.
• Rapid Read Representative image (File Photo/ANI) Swarup Biswas, the brother of former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and an accused in the vandalism case linked to Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour event at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake on December 13 last year, was arrested by Kolkata Police on Thursday night.
• According to sources in the state police, the arrest stems from allegations of extortion involving technicians associated with the Bengali film industry.
• The action followed a complaint filed by a female make-up artist who is linked to an organisation representing make-up artists working in Bengali film, television and OTT productions in Tollygunge on Kolkata’s southern outskirts.
• In her complaint,...