AITC leader Ajit Maity arrested in extortion case
Ajit Maity, associated with the Mamata Banerjee-backed faction of the All India Trinamool Congress, has been arrested on extortion charges. He says the arrest is politically motivated, The Hindu reported.
Ajit Maity, a leader associated with the Mamata Banerjee-backed faction of the All India Trinamool Congress, has been arrested on extortion charges, The Hindu reported. Maity said his arrest was politically motivated. The supplied material does not provide details of the alleged extortion, the complainant or the circumstances in which the arrest took place.
It also does not identify the investigating agency, specify the charges filed or say whether Maity has been produced before a court. No response from the Trinamool Congress, the authorities or anyone making the allegations is included in the available account. The report therefore contains two central facts: the arrest on an extortion allegation and Maity’s denial that the action was unrelated to politics.
The available material does not establish the merits of either the accusation or his claim.
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