Former Kolkata councillor Tarakeswar Chakraborty arrested on cheating, forgery charges
Kolkata councillor Tarakeswar Chakraborty was arrested on Saturday (June 27, 2026) on charges of cheating, forgery, theft and outraging the modesty of a woman, police
Kolkata councillor Tarakeswar Chakraborty was arrested on Saturday (June 27, 2026) on charges of cheating, forgery, theft and outraging the modesty of a woman, police said. Chakraborty, a former TMC councillor of ward 104, was arrested around midnight after two FIRs were registered against him at the Survey Park police station, they said. "A thorough investigation was carried out on the basis of the complaints received. The accused was arrested after sufficient prima facie material emerged during the probe.
He has been booked under relevant sections pertaining to cheating, forgery, criminal intimidation, theft and other offences mentioned in the FIRs," a senior police officer said. Also Read | Trinamool leader Jay Prakash Majumdar arrested for illegally occupying a house over year One FIR alleges that Chakraborty intimidated and threatened the complainant, while the second includes charges of forgery, theft and outraging the modesty of a woman, he said. The investigation is at a preliminary stage, and further legal action will be taken based on the evidence collected, he added.
The officer said Chakraborty and his associates extorted money and amassed huge property by forcibly taking control of fish farms in the area. "We are examining all available evidence and recording statements of the complainants and witnesses. No one is above the law, and appropriate action will be taken in accordance with the legal process," the officer said. A number of former TMC councillors of Kolkata have been arrested on various charges after the BJP formed a government in the state last month.
Among them were Sushmita Bhattacharya (ward 63), Swapan Samaddar (ward 56) and Bappaditya Dasgupta (ward 101). The KMC is at present run by an administrator as Mayor Firhad Hakim resigned on June 3, and subsequently the councillors failed to form a board to run the civic body.
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