The youth told interrogators he was a resident of the Habra area in the North 24 Parganas district and wanted to talk to Mallick for a job

Trinamool Congress MLA and former West Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick was assaulted by a youth who intruded into his residence at the Salt Lake area on Sunday night, a senior police official said. The youth, identified as Abhishek Das, was later arrested by police and is being interrogated. The official said the accused, aged around 30 years, had trailed the Mallick, who entered his residence around 9 pm. The youth suddenly pounced on the former minister and punched him in his lower abdomen, leaving Mallick stunned. As Mallick raised a hue and cry, his security staff and others nearby rushed in and overpowered the youth. The accused was later h

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