Notorious criminal Bakul Sheikh arrested

A police team from Malda with the help of Kolkata Police Special Task Force arrested a most wanted criminal from a guest house in the Jadavpur area of the city.

Infamous criminal Bakul Shiekh from Malda, who was hiding at a guest house within the Purba Jadavpur Police Station limits, was arrested by the Malda Police team during a joint raid along with the Kolkata Police's STF late last night, a senior officer of district police said today.

Bakul, who had alleged links to the ruling Trinamool Congress party, was accused in the murder of a 14-year-old youth along with several other cases including 20 other murder cases, kidnapping and Arms Act, the officer said adding, Shiekh would be taken to Malda on transit remand.