Kolkata: Police have arrested Trinamool Youth Congress functionary Imran Hasan, said to be a close aide of MP and Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, over the 2020 alleged attack on former BJP president JP Nadda and other BJP seniors in South 24 Parganas. Hasan was apprehended on Wednesday night by cops from the Usthi Police Station during an operation in the Deula area.On Dec 10, 2020, Nadda was travelling to Diamond Harbour on the campaign trail for the 2021 assembly polls along with Dilip Ghosh and Kailash Vijayvargiya, when a mob intercepted the convoy and pelted it with stones, near Sarisha and then again at Falta.Vijayvargiya was injured and Ghosh’s vehicle suffered significant damage.Police alleged Hasan was directly involved in the attack. Cops further said he faces multiple allegations, including intimidating voters prior to elections, assaulting opposition members and orchestrating vandalism.Cops have earlier arrested several of those allegedly involved in the attack, including TMC’s Tauseef Ahmed Molla, Arif Hossain, Anisur Rahman, Sanjib Mandal and Ripan.Police said they are questioning Hasan and more arrests could follow as they work through the chain of events leading to the incident.
