Police in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Thursday served a notice to Rehan Ali, the son-in-law of Trinamool Congress MLA and Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) founder Humayun Kabir, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, asking him to appear for questioning on February 28.
This comes days after police seized 14 properties and 15 bank accounts linked to Ali, his father Shariful Islam and Humayun Kabir’s daughter, Nazma Sultana, on February 8 and 9 under the NDPS Act following court orders in the 2025 case.
Kabir, who was suspended from TMC for laying the foundation stone for a mosque on the lines of the Babri Masjid demolished in Ayodhya on December 6 and founding JUP, described the police actions on Thursday as a “conspiracy”.
“Four days ago, Rehan was asked to join the TMC and contest for the Lalgola assembly seat. But he refused. Now a notice has been served in a fabricated case,” Kabir said.
He said that Ali is not involved in politics or drug trafficking. “He will not seek anticipatory bail and will not appear at the police station on February 28. Any attempt to arrest him will have consequences,” he added.
A police officer handling the NDPS case said Ali was summoned in connection with an investigation into heroin smuggling. The officer, who requested to remain anonymous, said, “Investigations indicated the involvement of Ali, the suspect, in drug trafficking. The report stipulates his presence to assist in the investigation related to the case registered on February 8.”
On February 17, the Land Revenue Department issued a notice accusing Kabir’s wife, Meera Sultana, of illegally constructing a residential building on agricultural land in Manikyahar village.
TMC state secretary Kunal Ghosh denied Kabir’s allegations. “These are purely administrative matters,” Ghosh said.
