LAGATAR24 NETWORK
Ranchi, July 17: The owner of News 11 Bharat Arup Chatterjee has been arrested and sent to jail on Sunday. Notably, Chatterjee was arrested by the Dhanbad police in the case of extortion from his residence late on Saturday.
He was then produced before the Dhanbad magistrate on July 17 at around 11 am. The magistrate ordered that Chatterjee be sent to jail. Sources have claimed that a coal trader from Dhanbad had filed a case against Chatterjee in Govindpur police station for demanding extortion.
While on his way to jail, Chatterjee informed the media that he had been framed by the Dhanbad police. He said that an illegal coal business worth two thousand crores has been carried out in Dhanbad and added that he would go to the High Court regarding the matter.
Meanwhile, police have claimed that Chatterjee has been arrested in a case of extortion of money. A businessman from Dhanbad had lodged an FIR against him alleging extortion of money. In this case, the court had issued an arrest warrant against Chatterjee.
According to the information, after the warrant was issued, Dhanbad SSP Sanjeev Kumar formed a team under the leadership of DSP Amar Kumar Pandey. The police team reached Arup Chatterjee’s apartment in Chandni Chowk late Saturday night. Dhanbad police team with the help of Gonda police station raided the apartment and then arrested Chatterjee.
Notably, a case was registered against Arup Chatterjee at Govindpur police station in Dhanbad on June 27. While registering the case, the complainant had alleged that Chatterjee had demanded Rs 11 lakh by blackmailing him through his reporter. Even after taking money, he had spread false news and had demanded more money. The businessman had also claimed that Chatterjee had threatened to destroy him if more money was not paid.
