West Bengal / FIR filed against Suvendu Adhikari, brother for allegedly stealing relief material

An FIR has been filed against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari and his brother Soumendu Adhikari for allegedly stealing relief material worth several lakhs from Contai municipality office. The complainant alleged that government tripal was stolen on the direction of Adhikari brothers by forcefully and illegally opening locks, adding that the armed central forces were also used in the alleged theft.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 06, 2021, 02:20 PM
Kanthi: An FIR has been filed against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari and his brother Soumendu Adhikari for allegedly stealing relief material from Kanthi municipality office in West  Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district.

According to police, the case has been filed against the Adhikari brothers on the complaint of Ratnadip Manna, a member of the Kanthi Municipal Administrative Board.

“On 29 May 2021 at 12:30 pm as per direction of Suvendu Adhikari and his brother and former Municipal Chief Soumendu Adhikari of Kanthi Municipality, Government tripal whose estimated value is around lakhs of rupees, was taken away from municipality office godown by forcefully and illegally opening locks,” read the complaint submitted by Manna at Kanthi Police Station on June 1.

The complaint mentioned that the BJP leaders used armed central forces in the alleged theft.