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Indranil Sen Arrested Over INR50–60 Crore UNESCO Ticket Scheme

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

Same facts. Different interpretations.

How coverage differs

Left

Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen was arrested by Kolkata Police on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, after leaving Enforcement Directorate office in Salt Lake.
The case underscores the UNESCO Durga Puja label was used to market expensive tickets that barred low-income residents.
Bowbazar FIR accuses Sen and six others of siphoning INR30 crore via MassArt scheme 2022-2025.
Complainant Jaydeep Mukherjee says the society sold INR4,000 tickets for 24 pandals, marginalizing poorer visitors.

Center

Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen was arrested by Kolkata Police on Oct. 28, 2026 after appearing at the Enforcement Directorate.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari likened the arrest to “tea and biscuits before breakfast” and warned further arrests could follow.
The Enforcement Directorate’s probe alleges the MassArt Society’s UNESCO-linked ticket scheme involved INR50-60 crore.
After Calcutta High Court rejected Sen’s bail plea, he appealed to the Supreme Court.

Blindspot

Complainant Jaydeep Mukherjee alleges that the MassArt Society sold INR4,000 preview tickets for 24 Durga Puja pandals while falsely presenting UNESCO endorsement, thereby marginalizing low-income residents.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

The 1992 Harshad Mehta securities scam, involving roughly INR5,000 crore of forged bank receipts and a 40% market plunge, exposed major loopholes in India’s banking and stock-exchange systems. In response, SEBI introduced computerized trading rules and stricter oversight. That regulatory legacy now underpins contemporary probes into financial misuse linked to cultural-event ticketing.

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UNESCO Ticket Exploitation

Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen was arrested by Kolkata Police on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, after leaving Enforcement Directorate office in Salt Lake.
The case underscores the UNESCO Durga Puja label was used to market expensive tickets that barred low-income residents.
Bowbazar FIR accuses Sen and six others of siphoning INR30 crore via MassArt scheme 2022-2025.
Complainant Jaydeep Mukherjee says the society sold INR4,000 tickets for 24 pandals, marginalizing poorer visitors.

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