2 min readKolkataJun 4, 2026 02:05 AM IST
The police on Wednesday arrested Trinamool Congress spokesperson and state vice-president Jay Prakash Majumdar over allegedly illegally occupying a woman’s house for several years and allegedly harassing her.
As per the sources, locals were staging a protest against Majumdar outside the flat in Bidhannagar, which led to an altercation. The police then arrived at the spot, detained Majumdar, and took him to Bidhannagar North police station, where he was subsequently arrested. He faces charges of illegally occupying a flat, and making derogatory remarks against and threatening the woman landowner.
It is learnt that Majumdar had been illegally occupying the Bidhannagar area-based flat for the last around 12 years. He reportedly rented the flat in 2012, the lease agreement for which expired in 2015. However, it is being alleged that Majumdar neither renewed the lease after that nor did he vacate the flat. The owner, Arati Raychaudhari, has also alleged that Majumdar even stopped paying the rent for the said flat.
On Wednesday, a group of people gathered outside the flat to protest against Majumdar, when, it is alleged, the TMC leader physically assaulted some of the protesters. Upon receiving the information, the police arrived at the spot and detained him.
The complainant has alleged that she had also sent legal notices to Majumdar and his family, asking them to vacate her flat. However, the notices went unanswered, she claimed, alleging that the TMC leader further hurled insults at and threatened her. She further alleged that a few days ago, she, along with a few others, had stormed the flat, seeking the Majumdar’s eviction. But Majumdar was away and the complainant reportedly got into a scuffle with his wife.
During the TMC regime, Majumdar wielded significant political influence, making it difficult for the complainant to seek action, she alleged. She further claimed that after the BJP came in power, she went to confront Majumdar.
Meanwhile, in a separate case, Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested the Ward No 42 Councilor Mahesh Kumar Sharma (57), son of Late Sagar Mall Sharma. Sharma has been arrested in connection with a case filed in 2025.
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