West Bengal: Trinamool MLA Pares Ram Das Arrested at Kolkata Airport; 11 High-End Phones, Rs 2 Lakh Seized

November 10, 2026

Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA was arrested from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata on Monday night while allegedly trying to escape to Mumbai. Police also recovered 11 high-end phones and ₹ 2 lakh cash with the MLA.

The legislator, Pares Ram Das, was elected to represent the Canning (Paschim) Assembly constituency, in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. He has been booked under various charges, including a rape case registered in September 2026.

“The MLA was arrested along with several high-end iPhones and high-end android phones of well known brands. ₹ 2 lakh were also recovered from his handbag,” a district police official said.

On the run

The MLA had been on the run for the last 17 days and was ignoring summons served by the CID of West Bengal Police.

Police sources said that they received a tip-off from the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Baruipur Police District that Das would try to flee to Mumbai from Kolkata via the International Airport on Monday.

Taking the tip-off, the police team had set up camp inside the Airport. As soon as Das entered the airport, he was arrested.

He will be presented in front of a lower court on Tuesday. During the proceedings, the Public Prosecutor is likely to ask for the MLA to be kept in police custody.

Rapes and Other Charges

Das was accused under various cases. He was alleged to have raped a woman. This comes after a complaint was filed with the SDPO of Canning in September this year.

The case was registered at the Canning Police Station on September 5, 2026 (Case No. 561/2026). The FIR cited Sections 376 (rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 420 (cheating), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 506 (criminal intimidation) under the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC).

No response from Mamata Banerjee or Abhishek Banerjee

Pares Ram Das is one of the TMC legislators who have remained loyal to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.

Neither Mamata Banerjee nor Abhishek Banerjee had responded to the arrest of Das till Monday night.

The MLA is expected to be questioned by the police.