KOLKATA: The detective department on Thursday arrested one of the most wanted strongmen from Kasba — Biswajit Poddar alias
Sona Pappu
(40) — from a gated apartment complex in Kaikhali.
Pappu, who has been in news for the past two months after being spotted running around with his revolver, was allegedly involved in a bombing incident in the area and planning the audacious attack on his rival Munna Pandey outside Presidency jail with 25 of his associates.
The arrest finally brought an end to the two-week-long hide-and-seek he was playing with the cops ever since his name emerged in the gang war outside the Presidency jail. The anti-rowdy squad had earlier arrested 25 of his associates but had missed him by a whisker.
“We have arrested him in relation to the attack outside the jail. He has been charged with attempt to murder, rioting and Arms Act,” said joint CP (crime) Murlidhar Sharma. The cops produced him at Bankshall court on Friday and sought his police custody.
Pappu became a name to reckon with after his involvement in a clash to control the Ballygunge rail yard in 2015. His next big move came in a murder case in 2017 in which he was named in three separate FIRs. He has 17 cases against him.
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