Bangladeshi gets Aadhaar, BJP leader held

A West Midnapore BJP leader has been arrested on charges of helping a Bangladeshi woman obtain an Aadhaar card and proof of residence certificate allegedly issued by BJP state president Dilip Ghosh when he was the Kharagpur MLA two years ago.

Ravi Kumar, arrested from the Dharma of West Midnapore on Tuesday, was on Wednesday brought to Jalpaiguri where police had first detected the fraud.

Police sources said in July this year, a raid on a musical bar in Jalpaiguri town, based on reports about illegal activities like human trafficking, had led to a few arrests.

Those arrested include Dharam Paswan, the bar owner, and employees Soumen Bayen and his wife Pushpa Roy.