# Former TMC MLA Sanat Dey arrested for extortion, post-poll violence 2026-08-08T14:46:56+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Former Trinamool Congress MLA Sanat Dey was arrested on Saturday in North 24 Parganas district for alleged extortion and involvement in post-poll violence from the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, indiatvnews.com reports. Police took him into custody at a home in Duttapukur after a search. The arrest is part of a continuing probe into the violence and extortion linked to the 2021 polls. Dey, a one-time TMC legislator, faces accusations that have not been detailed in the report. The case underscores the slow legal process in Bengal's post-election clashes. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com Tags: extortion, post-poll violence, Sanat Dey, TMC, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/former-tmc-mla-sanat-dey-arrested-for-extortion-post-poll-violence/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/former-tmc-mla-sanat-dey-arrested-for-extortion-post-poll-violence/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.