TMC leader Derek O'Brien claimed that by the time West Bengal Police was given freedom, it took two days to arrest the culprit. However, Calcutta HC had clarified that there was never any 'stay' on his arrest
Calcutta HC refused urgent listing for bail plea of Sheikh Shahjahan, and came down heavily on the politician for absconding for almost two months before his arrest.
The arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan has come after weeks of protests by the local women who have been voicing their outrage against the institutionalised sexual exploitation, rape, property encroachment, and corruption they have suffered at the hands of the influential TMC leader and his goons.