Kolkata, Jul 1 A special court here on Wednesday remanded TMC leader Shakir Ali to two days’ NIA custody in connection with its probe into violence during Ram Navami rallies in West Bengal’s Hooghly district in 2023.
Ali, husband of former TMC MP Aparupa Poddar, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday from their residence at Rishra in Hooghly district.
The arrest came after investigators found inconsistencies in his replies during a nearly five-hour examination conducted by NIA officials during a raid, officials said.
The special court at Bichar Bhavan remanded Ali to NIA custody for two days on a prayer moved by the agency’s lawyer.
Poddar is a former two-time TMC MP from Arambagh constituency in Hooghly, and Ali was twice elected councillor from Ward No 4 of Rishra municipality.
The former MP was in court to attend the proceedings.
