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Ex-TMC MLA Biswajit Das Arrested with Firearms in Bongaon
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News18•28-09-2026, 16:14
Ex-TMC MLA Biswajit Das Arrested with Firearms in Bongaon
- •Former Trinamool MLA Biswajit Das was arrested with firearms on Monday from Kalibari More in Bongaon.
- •Gopalnagar police arrested Das, and firearms were recovered during a search.
- •Biswajit Das was a two-time TMC MLA from Bongaon Uttar (2011, 2016) before joining BJP and winning from Bagda in 2021.
- •He later returned to Trinamool, becoming president of the Bongaon organizational district.
- •After losing the 2026 assembly elections as a TMC candidate, he left the party and joined Ritapanthi New Trinamool.
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Biswajit Das, a former Trinamool MLA and former president of the district Trinamool Congress, was arrested by Gopalnagar police from Kalibari More in Bongaon after firearms were recovered from him.
Biswajit Das served as the Trinamool MLA from Bongaon Uttar for two consecutive terms in 2011 and 2016, before later joining the BJP and winning the Bagda seat in the 2021 assembly elections.
Biswajit Das was defeated in the 2026 assembly elections from the Bongaon Uttar constituency by BJP candidate Ashok Kirtaniya, who currently serves as the state's Food Minister.
