Two Trinamool leaders arrested over alleged convoy attack
Police in West Bengal have arrested Trinamool Congress leaders Ripon Sheikh and Sanjib Mondal in connection with an attack on BJP president J.P. Nadda’s convoy six years ago. A senior police officer said Usthi police made the arrests on September 20, 2026.
Two Trinamool Congress leaders have been arrested in West Bengal in connection with an attack on the convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party president J.P. Nadda six years ago, The Hindu reports. The accused were identified as Ripon Sheikh and Sanjib Mondal.
A senior police officer said personnel from Usthi Police Station apprehended them on September 20, 2026. The supplied material does not describe the alleged attack, say where it occurred or explain the specific accusations against either man. It also does not state whether the arrests followed a new investigation, a court order or earlier proceedings.
No information is provided about the political positions held by Sheikh and Mondal within the Trinamool Congress, the circumstances of their detention or whether they have appeared before a court. The report also does not include a response from the Trinamool Congress, the BJP or Nadda. It establishes only that the two leaders were arrested in relation to the six-year-old convoy case and that the arrests were announced by a senior police officer.
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