Kolkata cops arrest ‘Bangla national' from Topsia, seize China-made drones
KOLKATA: Police on Thursday arrested a Topsia-based exporter for allegedly possessing an illegal Chinese-manufactured drone at his home. Parts of another drone were also discovered during the investigation, police said.
According to police reports, this Topsia resident is actually a Bangladeshi national, originally from the Tangail region. Topsia police, who conducted the arrest, coordinated with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to confirm the authenticity of the documents. Upon verification that his passport was indeed fake, law enforcement moved to apprehend
Imran Ahmed
in the early hours of Thursday.
While Ahmed operated an export business in the area, he allegedly failed to provide satisfactory explanations regarding the possession of the drone, which lacked proper documentation.
Kolkata police STF and the detective department are also helping with the probe.
The matter also came up in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. The HC is hearing a 2024 case filed by Ahmed's wife, which claimed that police are putting pressure on her husband and her to pay up in the pretext of a financial fraud investigation. Police claimed while it began as a fraud probe, it took a serious turn when authorities discovered that both Ahmed's passport and those of his family members were forged.
The HC refused to intervene in this case immediately. Ahmed's wife's passport was also taken by police for inquiry. The state had earlier told the HC that Ahmed's wife is also a Bangladeshi national. The woman's passport was submitted in court.
Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, while hearing the case, held: "There are allegations against the investigating officer in this case. However, the court does not wish to intervene in the investigation at this moment."
The judge noted the submissions of the state that "substantial material has been collected by the investigating agency and the investigation is in progress."
However, he directed the DC (south-east) to monitor the probe and consider any representation made by the woman. Her counsel told the court that she was praying for quashing of proceedings against her and initiation of departmental action against the IO regarding him acting in a personal capacity "beyond the reach of the investigation".
Her case was that "the IO acted beyond his jurisdiction in attempting to recover private civil dues in the name of criminal investigation, exerting pressure on banking authorities for unfreezing accounts in the absence of fair judicial orders, intimidating and harassing the woman." The woman's counsel told the court, "When the petitioner's husband was arrested, the IO started a frivolous recovery process through the petitioner, called her to the police station and made her execute documents, she had to sell jewellery and car to give them money.
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Regarding the prayer for preservation of the CCTV footage at the PS, the court directed the woman's counsel to make an application before the jurisdictional court.
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