TMC leader Tirthankar Ghosh was publicly led through the Sodepur and Panihati areas by police after his arrest, drawing jeers of "chor" from onlookers. The procession around the two towns was marked by vocal criticism from residents as law enforcement moved him through populated streets.
Ghosh, who is identified as the son of former MLA Nirmal Ghosh, was arrested in connection with enquiries into violence from 2021. Authorities say the detention relates to those cases; protesters and passersby responded with chants as the police procession passed through neighbourhoods in both Sodepur and Panihati.
The episode underlines heightened political tensions around ongoing probes into past violence, with visible public reaction to the arrest and the police decision to parade a political figure through busy localities. The matter remains tied to the 2021 incidents and will continue through the legal and investigative processes.
