The Kolkata Police arrested the wife of Mayor and Environment Minister Sovan Chatterjee following a complaint from the latter alleging that his wife Ratna Chatterjee, along with some miscreants, had illegally assembled in front of his house in south Kolkata since Thursday night.
Ms. Chatterjee was protesting against her husband claiming he had refused to sign visa-related documents for their daughter Suhani Chatterjee’s trip to Germany for a scholarship. “She [Ms.Chatterjee] was arrested and later released on bail,” her lawyer said.
The Mayor filed a divorce case last year and earlier lodged two complaints against his wife. The feud between the two started after Ms. Chatterjee questioned the nature of the Mayor’s relationship with his friend Baisakhi Bandyopadhyay.
“Yesterday [Thursday], my security officials informed me that Ratna Chatterjee was trying to enter my house despite being prohibited by court from doing so. She tried to barge into my residence and attempted to break open the door,” Mr. Chatterjee said on Friday.
Refuting his wife’s claim regarding his refusal to sign documents required for their daughter’s visa, the Mayor further alleged that Ms. Chatterjee was trying to make him sign forged documents.
Denying the allegations, Ms. Chatterjee said that the only reason behind her sit-in demonstration was to get the Mayor’s signature for their daughter’s visa.
“He [Mr. Chaterrjee] has been sitting on it for the last two weeks. Finally, I decided to protest here [in front of the Mayor’s residence]. I also informed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership about my decision beforehand,” said Ms. Chatterjee.
