On Tuesday (26th November) night, the security forces arrested the husband of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader from Belgachi village in Naxalbari block in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal.
According to reports, the accused was identified as Francis Ekka. He is the spouse of Naxalbari Panchayat Samiti member Amrita Ekka.
A joint team of police and army officials recovered a highly radioactive material, Californium, and secret DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) documents from Francis. 1gm of Californium reportedly costs ₹17 crores.
তৃণমূলকে আমরা চোর ভাবতাম শুধুমাত্র কিন্তু এরা শুধু চোর নয় এরা দেশদ্রোহীও।।
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গরু, কাঠ কিংবা কয়লা পাচারের পর এবার পরমাণু বোমা তৈরিতে ব্যবহ্ত মৌল ক্যালিফোর্নিয়ামের (Californium) হদিশ মিলল তৃণমূল (TMC) নেত্রীর বাড়িতে। ঘটনাটি ঘটেছে সম্প্রতি শিলিগুলি (Siliguri) শহরের অদূরে অবস্থিত… pic.twitter.com/lZqIn61Zel
Francis Ekka was also accused of smuggling DRDO documents. It is said that the accused was involved in anti-national activities for quite some time and has connections with foreign powers.
He is now being interrogated by the joint team of police and the army. Kurseong Additional SP Abhishek Roy informed, “The house is sealed. Some important documents and chemicals have been recovered.”
Francis Ekka and his wife, who also happens to be a TMC leader, were permanent workers of Belgachi tea estate. The duo left the work after Amrita became Naxalbari Panchayat Samiti member.
