On-the-run Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Paresh Ram Das, the MLA representing Canning (Paschim) in South 24 Parganas district, was arrested at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Monday evening while allegedly attempting to flee to Mumbai.
Paresh Ram Das, an accused in a high-profile rape and extortion case, had been evading law enforcement for 17 days and repeatedly failed to respond to summons issued by police
Earlier reporting noted: KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress MLA Paresh Ram Das was arrested at Kolkata airport on Monday in connection with multiple cases of rape, extortion and post-poll violence, news agency PTI reported quoting police. Following the registration of the case in September, CID sleuths questioned Das once. However, the legislator went missing during the last week of October. Police subsequently raided his residence in Canning and arrested four TMC local leaders, while initiating a manhunt for the missing lawmaker. Das is among the few sitting Trinamool legislators maintaining allegiance to the faction led by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
561/2026, registered on September 5, 2026, under Sections 376 (rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 420 (cheating), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. Earlier reporting noted: Das will be taken to Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district and produced before a court on Tuesday, police said.
Das is an accused in Canning Police Station Case No, according to an official press release from the Baruipur District Police. Earlier reporting noted: Das was scheduled to board a flight to Mumbai when he was arrested, according to the police.
