Overview
- Officers detained Singh around 2 a.m. after a confidential tip led them to a flat in Tangra.
- He had been absconding for five days following an FIR in the West Bengal Congress headquarters vandalism case.
- The FIR cites offences under the Arms Act, the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Police earlier arrested his son, identified in reports as Shivam or Suvam, along with three associates accused of aiding the escape and the attack.
- The August 29 incident allegedly saw BJP supporters deface images and burn Congress flags at Bidhan Bhavan, reportedly in retaliation for remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Darbhanga event.