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Bangladeshi musician Sanjay Chakraborty has been arrested for harassing a minor student

Bangladeshi musician Sanjay Chakraborty has been arrested for harassing a minor student

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Thursday said police from South Kolkata’s Charu Market Police Station have arrested famous Bengali musician Sanjay Chakraborty from Mumbai on charges of molesting one of his minor students.

The city police also said that the suspect has been brought to Calcutta from Mumbai in judicial custody and produced before a lower court in the city. The court has remanded him in custody until November 18.

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Sanjay Chakraborty is the younger brother of another famous musician Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty. Charges have been filed against him under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.

It is learned that a few days ago, a complaint was filed against the suspect by the parents of one of his minor students, who accused Chakraborty of abusing their child.

Based on that complaint, the police started an investigation and after receiving the information about the police complaint filed, the suspect left Calcutta and started his stay in Mumbai.

It is learned that besides questioning Chakraborty in police custody, the investigating officers will also speak to the victim’s parents separately. They will also examine the footage from CCTV machines installed at the suspect’s residence in Calcutta, where he runs his music school and where the alleged assault took place.

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh criticized renowned singers like Shreya Ghosal, Arijit Singh and Abhijit, who had recently spoken out on the issue of the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, because they are silent. on the issue of Chakraborty’s arrest on charges of sexual assault.

He has accused these acclaimed singers of being selective in their protests.

“Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty’s brother Sanjay Chakraborty was arrested from another singer’s flat in Mumbai. The incident took place in Charu Market police station area. He escaped and found himself in Mumbai. There are allegations of physical abuse in the name of music education of a minor. Arijit, Abhijit and Shreya from Mumbai are expected to make a statement at the event and each sing a song that will brighten the face of Bengal. Are you selective revolutionaries?” Ghosh asked.