Kolkata: Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Ashish Dey, who was caught on camera threatening the staff of a private hospital at gun point was arrested on Monday after he surrendered. The incident took place in Birbhum on Friday. Ashish Dey is the TMC's district secretary. Eyewitnesses claim Dey was allegedly angry at the recent induction of a doctor in the hospital.
TMC partyworkers and student-wing activists were accompanying him. Dey was caught on CCTV, hospital managing director JP Khaitan said adding "he first started a verbal spat with our employees accompanied by a group who repeatedly pleaded with them to leave the hospital premises. Dey then suddenly whipped out a revolver and threatened our staff." Expressing dismay over the 'incident', TMC MP Shatabdi Roy said, "Ashish Dey is no more with our party. He was suspended a couple of years back."
To a question if a section of TMC leaders were still aiding the man, Roy said "this man is damaging the image of TMC. I would request everyone belonging to our organisation not to associate with such a person." Ghosh said, "Dey was declared suspended from the party by General Secretary Mukul Roy a couple of years back.
District unit president Anubrata Mondal, who had been accused by a section of aiding Ashish, said "he is not our district leader. Police should take appropriate action if he is found guilty."
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