Renowned Singer and Composer Sanjay Chakraborty, brother of Ajoy Chakraborty arrested in Mumbai for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old student. He had arrested by Charu market police team after a nearly two-month-long manhunt, according to officer.
Sanjay Chakraborty arrested in charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), and remanded under police custody until November 18, Monday after produced before Alipore court on Wednesday.
According to reports, the incident took place on last June.
The incident came into light when victim girl’s parents filed an complained to Belgharia Police Station in North 24 Parganas district. The police lodged zero FIR and transferred the case to Charu Market police station in Kolkata for investigation.
As per reports, the girl joined at music classes at Chakraborty’s Pran Sangeet Academy in the Charu Market. It was at a Yoga institute located beside a high school in Kolkata. At one of his classes, Chakraborty waited for the class to be over, and after everybody else left, he allegedly touched the girl’s private part and molested her. After the incident the girl badly traumatized that her parents had to take her to Bengaluru for psychological treatment.
During the treatment, she first spoke about the incident to doctor for first time. The parents then learned about the incident, an officer said.
The parents than filed and complaint via email to Belgharia police station.
A police source stated that the accused issued multiple notices to appear for questioning but did not comply or assist with the investigation.
Following this, police carried out several raids to find him. Eventually, Kolkata Police received a tip and managed to trace Sanjay Chakraborty ’s whereabouts.
Additional CP (II) Murlidhar Sharma stated, “A case was registered against the singer on Sept 9 under IPC sections pertaining to molestation and insulting the modesty of a woman, along with sections 10 and 12 of the POCSO Act. The accused arrested from Akruli Road at Kandhavali East on Sunday following inputs and technical surveillance.”
