Former PCPA leader Chhatradhar Mahato gets in bail in one case

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Press Trust of India Jhargram
Last Updated : Oct 08 2013 | 7:16 PM IST
Chhatradhar Mahato, former convenor and spokesman of the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was today granted bail by a local court in connection with a case of ransacking a CPI(M) leader's house.
Mahato, who was arrested on September 26, 2009 from Lalgarh area and had 18 cases registered against him under various sections of the IPC, would however remain in judicial custody as he still has one case pending under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
The former PCPA leader was accused of leading a mob and attacking and ransacking the house of Anuj Pandey in Dharampur, CPI(M)'s then Binpur-I zonal committee secretary on June 15, 2009. Pandey is one of the key accused in the Netai firing case and is currently absconding.
Charges were framed in January against Chhatradhar and others and after trial, he was granted bail today by Jhargram Judicial Magistrate Suparna Roy.
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First Published: Oct 08 2013 | 7:16 PM IST

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