West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari accused of 'stealing' relief material, booked
The complaint also alleged that the BJP leaders used their official security detail to carry out the theft.
FollowPolice in West Bengal has booked the state's Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and his brother Soumendu for allegedly stealing relief material from the Kanthi Municipality office in the Purba Medinipur district.
The complaint reportedly filed by Ratnadip Manna, a member of Kanthi Municipal Administrative Board, on June 1 claims that Suvendu and Soumendu (himself former Kanthi Municipal Chief) broke open the locks of the municipality office godown and took away material worth lakhs of rupees.
The complaint also alleged that the BJP leaders used their official security detail to carry out the theft.
The news of the complaint against Suvendu Adhikari comes a day after the BJP leader's close aide, Rakhal Bera, was arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly duping a person of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of promising him a job in the Irrigation and Waterways ministry in 2019.
