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Updated Feb 23, 2021 | 23:38 IST A close aid of BJP Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya, Rakesh Singh was arrested after BJP youth leader Pamela Goswami framed him in the drugs case. Visuals from Rakesh Singh s residence Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Rakesh Singh was arrested by the Kolkata Police from Galsi in Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday in connection with a drugs case. The leader and his two sons were detained after the Calcutta High Court dismissed a petition filed by him, seeking a stay on the notice issued to him by Kolkata Police. Singh s lawyers had submitted that at least 26 cases have been lodged against the BJP leader after he joined the BJP, alleging he was being hounded because of his political affiliation. However, Advocate General Kishore Datta, appearing for the state of West Bengal, said that 56 cases were pending against Singh before he joined the BJP and that there was no political connection in the matter. ....