Kolkata, June 9 -- Eggs and tomatoes were thrown at former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta while he was being taken away from a police station on Tuesday following his arrest in connection with an alleged extortion case.

Dutta was being escorted by police personnel when people hurled eggs and tomatoes at him, prompting security personnel to shield him as they moved him into a vehicle.

Bidhannagar North Police had arrested Dutta earlier in the day over allegations that he demanded Rs 1 crore from a businessman and issued threats, officials said.

He is scheduled to be produced before the Bidhannagar Court later in the day.

Dutta, a prominent political figure in West Bengal, has had a shifting political journey o...