Sudip Bandyopadhyay Arrested in Rose Valley Scam, TMC Workers Attack BJP Office

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The BJP office in Kolkata was on Tuesday attacked and pelted with stones following the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyaya, for his alleged involvement in Rs 60,000 Cr Rose Valley ponzi scam.

Kolkata: The BJP office in Kolkata was on Tuesday attacked and pelted with stones following the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, for his alleged involvement in Rs 60,000 Cr Rose Valley ponzi scam.Also Read: How Rose Valley became a Rs 60,000 Crore Chit Fund Scam

A few BJP workers reportedly sustained injuries in the stone-pelting.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was called in following TMC supporters' violent protest.

In his first reaction after being arrested, Sudip Bandyopadhyay said it was a reflection of his party's good performance in Parliament against demonetisation.

"It is the reflection of a good performance in the Parliament (by TMC in opposing demonetisation)," he told reporters while being taken to the airport.

A CBI statement said he has been charged under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 408 (criminal breach of trust), 120b (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (common intention) and various sections of Prize, Chits and Money Circulation (Banning) Act of 1978.

He would be interrogated afresh by CBI in Bhubaneswar in the case which was lodged in the Odisha capital.

The protests came shortly after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the arrest was an attempt by the Centre to terrorise the Opposition.

We strongly condemn the political vindictive attitude of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah 1/3? Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 3, 2017

"The party is behind Sudip. He has not done anything wrong. Even if he is in jail, the people of Bengal will keep him in their heart," she said.

Also Read: Trinamool MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay Arrested in Rose Valley Chit Fund Scam

BJP's National Secretary Sidharth Nath Singh said that 12 party workers were seriously injured in an attack allegedly by TMC functionaries in Kolkata and charged that a ruling party MLA and councillor were leading the mob.

Mamataji violence on BJP office will not absolve yr leaders of involvement with Chit Fund firms? Sidharth Nath Singh (@sidharthnsingh) January 3, 2017

TMC Leader Sougata Ray terms Sudip's arrest as political vendetta against TMC.

This is the second TMC MP to be arrested in the Rose valley ponzi scam. On December 30, actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal was arrested by the CBI for his alleged involvement in the scam.