Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former West Bengal minister and former Trinamool Congress MLA, Indranil Sen, in a case relating to alleged financial irregularities in the sale of Durga Puja passes, by misusing the UNESCO heritage tag.
Sen is apprehending arrest in the case involving large-scale financial irregularities in the Durga Puja preview shows and the sale of VIP passes and tickets at inflated prices by invoking UNESCO's name. The allegations centre on the alleged collection of money from visitors.
The matter came to light after Jaideep Mukherjee lodged a complaint alleging financial irregularities worth crores of rupees in the name of Durga Puja...