Overview
- Chatterjee, arrested Tuesday by Kolkata Police’s cybercrime unit, is now in three days of police custody ordered by a city court.
- The case began with a Kolkata North District Election Officer’s complaint that he spread false claims about electronic voting machines on social media.
- Police point to posts that questioned April 23 polling-day glitches, urged voters to verify VVPAT paper slips, and on May 4 accused the Election Commission of a “secret plan.”
- Officers say he ignored two summons, prompting charges under the Information Technology Act and two FIRs, including one taken up suo motu by the cyber cell.
- Kolkata Police denied online claims that ammunition was seized from him, saying the rounds were with his government-assigned security officer, while his group calls the arrest politically driven.