There was a gruesome attack on the ED team that had gone to raid the house of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
Now politics has started regarding this and ED has also issued a lookout notice against Shahjahan Sheikh. Till now Shahjahan Sheikh has not been arrested.
Now Governor Anand Bose has sought a report on this from the Bengal government. Not only this, he has alleged that Shahjahan Sheikh may have terrorist links and he should be investigated.
He has asked whether Shahjahan Sheikh is still in India or has he crossed the border? Let us tell you that North 24 Parganas district borders Bangladesh.
Actually, on Friday, the ED team had reached Shahjahan Sheikh’s house to raid. Meanwhile, the villagers and their supporters attacked the ED team.
In this, three ED officers were badly injured and had to be admitted to the hospital. How did Shahjahan Sheikh, who was embroiled in the ration scam, get so much power and how much influence does he have?
Everyone wants to know this. Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Malik has already been arrested in the ration scam.
Let us know who is TMC’s ‘brother’ Shahjahan Sheikh, who has influence in the area…
Shahjahan became famous by the name ‘Bhai’, has been giving provocative statements
Shahjahan Sheikh is known as ‘Bhai’ among the fishermen. 42 year old Shahjahan Sheikh started fish farming in Sandeshkhali block.
This area is adjacent to Bangladesh and has also been accused of giving shelter to infiltrators. Shahjahan Sheikh entered politics in 2004 and then joined CPM.
However, after a few years he joined TMC. Shahjahan Sheikh, known for his provocative statements and organization skills, soon came into the focus of the TMC leadership.
How Shahjahan Sheikh went on to gain hold in TMC
It is said that Shahjahan Sheikh was close to Mukul Roy and he had entered the party when he was the National General Secretary.
Then he came close to Jyotipriya Malik. During the TMC government, he was made in-charge of fisheries in North 24 Parganas.
Due to this, both his economic and political power continued to increase. Not only this, he became so dominant in the area that he even started resolving people’s disputes.
He became popular as ‘Bhai’ in the Muslim dominated area. His younger brother is also associated with TMC and is in the property business.
Shahjahan Sheikh is the Messiah for some and another name for terror for others.
Local leaders of TMC say that Shahjahan Sheikh is both respected and feared in the area. He is a messiah for his supporters and a synonym of terror for his opponents.
He has a Robin Hood image in the area. He has been involved in criminal cases, but had made efforts to stop child trafficking. Because of this he became quite famous.
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