Saayoni Ghosh, a leader of the youth wing of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), was Monday granted bail by a court in Tripura hours after her arrest on charges of attempt to murder. As per reports, the police action against the actor-politician surfaced following alleged disturbance at Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's poll rally on Saturday. The complaint against her also accused her of promoting enmity and criminal conspiracy.
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She was taken into custody Sunday, to be produced in court a day later. Kunal Ghosh, TMC state general secretary and spokesperson,
As per Indian Express, though a senior cop said they "found evidence" to support claims of Ghosh's involvement in a case under the aforementioned charges, there was no clarification on whom the alleged murder attempt was made on or how. An official said the 28-year-old "loudly shouted" at a meeting being held by the CM with the TMC's warcry, 'khela hobe.'
A complaint and FIR against her was registered at the East Agartala Police Station.
With Tripura preparing for a political battle ahead of the civic polls on November 25, reports of tensions and violence have emerged from parts of the state. TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who retook her CM seat in West Bengal on a hattrick this year, condemned Deb for the "atmosphere of lawlessness" in the state and said she would bring up the matter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their scheduled meeting this week.
Ghosh was among the many names from the Bengali film industry to join the TMC this year, ahead of the crucial state polls. She contested for the Asansol Dakshin constituency seat on a TMC ticket but lost to her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) counterpart. She succeeded Abhishek Banerjee as the president of TMC's youth wing in June.
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