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Ultadanga Traffic Guard Home Guard Arrested by ACB in Truck Extortion Racket
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News18•12-10-2026, 22:33
Ultadanga Traffic Guard Home Guard Arrested by ACB in Truck Extortion Racket
- •The state Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a home guard attached to Ultadanga Traffic Guard for extortion.
- •The accused was linked to a corrupt syndicate that illegally allowed trucks into no-entry zones in Kolkata.
- •The syndicate was exposed following the arrest and interrogation of Sanjib Nandi from Howrah.
- •Investigators found major discrepancies in the home guard's statements and arrested him for non-cooperation.
- •Officials reveal this multi-crore corruption racket has been active across South Bengal since 2014.
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The home guard was arrested for his alleged involvement in an illegal extortion syndicate that allowed trucks into traffic-congested zones during no-entry hours and for non-cooperation during the investigation.
A man named Sanjib Nandi, identified as one of the masterminds of the extortion syndicate, was arrested from Howrah by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
According to Anti-Corruption Bureau officials, this massive corruption involving large sums of money had been running continuously in South Bengal for twelve years since 2014.
