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Six Held Over Gunpoint Threat to Kolkata Lawyer in Netaji Nagar

Police opened a suo motu case after the main suspect allegedly assaulted officers at a hospital.

Overview

  • Lawyer Dipayan Ghosh reported prior phone threats before a group allegedly arrived at his home brandishing a firearm.
  • Netaji Nagar police responded to the late-night confrontation, during which a sub-inspector was attacked while trying to restore order.
  • Jayanta Ghosh, identified by police as the main accused, was arrested after allegedly injuring an officer with a surgical scissor at Bagha Jatin State General Hospital.
  • Police say six people have been arrested in total, with three held at the scene and three more, including the main accused, detained at the hospital.
  • Investigators are probing the armed intimidation and the hospital disturbance, with reports noting the victim’s role in the Trinamool Youth wing in Ward 99.