India, Jan. 5 -- The Tripura police have arrested a Youth Congress leader for his alleged derogatory remarks against chief minister Dr Manik Saha six months ago, along with a case of alleged forgery, officials said on Monday.

The youth leader, Shahjahan Islam, was arrested from Joypur area on the outskirts of Agartala.

"Shahjahan Islam made a derogatory statement against CM Manik Saha on June 8 last year. We registered a case then and arrested his father and brother. But he was absconding that time. We came to know that he was hiding at Joypur last night and arrested him," said Sadar subdivisional police officer Debaprasad Roy.

He further added that Shahjahan, while he was absconding, appealed for bail at a district court, but later, t...