BJP Local Leader Arrested in Cooch Behar Over 79 Bottles of Banned Cough Syrup
Police say he admitted possession during a videographed interrogation.
Overview
- Sahebganj police detained Sukumar Barman on Thursday night in the Shibprasad Mustafi area and produced him in the Cooch Behar court on Friday.
- Police sources reported the recovery of 79 bottles of the codeine-based cough syrup Phensedyl during the operation.
- Barman is identified in reports as the president of the BJP’s Sitai-I Mandal in Cooch Behar district.
- An NDPS Act case has been registered, with investigators seeking further information following initial questioning.
- BJP leaders and the accused’s family allege a political frame-up and irregular detention, which Trinamool leaders reject as baseless.