Sandeshkhali residents have a good time arrest of TMC chief Shahjahan Sheikh

Residents in trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on February 29 celebrated the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, accused of sexual abuse of girls and land seize within the space, and distributed sweets.

The residents, who for the previous few days have been protesting within the riverine Sandeshkhali space, got here out within the streets as they distributed sweets and danced in pleasure as they celebrated the arrest of Shahjahan, who has been absconding for the final 55 days.

“We’re very glad that he has been arrested ultimately. We simply hope he ought to be put behind bars and by no means return to this space. He has destroyed lives of many individuals space”, a neighborhood mentioned.

Echoing related sentiments, a lady mentioned, “We hope that his different associates are additionally put behind bars”.

The riverine Sandeshkhali space — located on the borders of the Sundarbans, about 100 kilometres from Kolkata — has been on the boil for greater than a month with protests over allegations of sexual abuse and land seize in opposition to Shahjahan Sheikh and his supporters.

The unrest within the space stems from accusations in opposition to Shahjahan and his supporters of land grabbing and sexual assault with the native TMC strongman evading authorities since a mob assault on Enforcement Directorate officers on January 5.

Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested on Thursday morning from a home in Minakhan, round 30 km away from the island of Sandeshkhali. Sheikh was hiding in the home together with a number of associates, police mentioned.