Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Shams Iqbal got bail in a city court within hours of his arrest in an extortion case. Officers of Garden Reach Police Station in Kolkata’s port area arrested Iqbal on Monday morning. However, Iqbal, who is close to former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, was granted bail after the complainant withdrew the case.He was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1,000. According to the police, the case was wit…
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Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Another former Trinamool Congress councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has been arrested on extortion charges, police said on Monday.Shams Iqbal, a Trinamool leader from Garden Reach and a close associate of former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, was arrested following allegations that he extorted Rs 70 lakh from a local businessman.Iqbal, who represented Ward No. 134, had reportedly shared the stage with Hakim at several public meetings in the past.According…