Arrest warrant issued against Babul Supriyo
An Alipore magistrate on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Union minister Babul Supriyo after a police chargehseet mentioned that he was “absconding”. The case next comes up for hearing on May 8.
The minister can now surrender in court and seek bail. He can also challenge the order either in session’s court or high court. Babul, who referred to the chargesheet several times in his Twitter-handle on Friday, however, refused to comment on the legal recourse he intends to seek.
In one tweet, he claimed, “Chargesheet filed against me for asking Mohua Maitra ‘Mohua r u on Mohua’ while she was spewing venom against me and NaMo (Prime Minister Narendra Modi).”
ChargeSheet filed against me for asking MohuaMitra "Mohua r u on Mohua" while she was spewing venom against me&NaMoš¤£ pic.twitter.com/dVdkJNJEAP
— Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) March 10, 2017