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From the Times of India
Arrest warrant against Baichung Bhutia
[ Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:37:23 pmIANS ]
KOLKATA: An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday against Indian soccer
captain Baichung Bhutia after he failed to appear before a court in West
Bengal to identify a "thief" who stole his luggage in 2002.
Sadhan Mondal, first judicial magistrate of Howrah, directed the police in
Salt Lake to produce Bhutia before his court May 20.
"It's really humiliating to get arrested for getting back my belongings lost
in transit while returning from a tournament a couple of years back," a
peeved Bhutia told a hurriedly called press conference here.
"I, however, do not have any official communication on it. I came to know
about it only from the media. What kind of system is this?" he asked.
"I heard that the luggage had been recovered but might be lying with the
police. A few weeks ago, an officer came to me carrying the summons issued
by the court.
"I regretted my inability to turn up on the given date owing to my
professional commitment. The police officer asked me to confirm it in
writing on the back of the summon letter.
"I did it. But at that point I did not know it was illegal and this is what
I have to face," Bhutia said.
The ace striker had lost his luggage on the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel
Express train on October 31, 2002 and a case was lodged then.
A person named Harekrishna Ghorui was arrested on the charge of stealing the
luggage and Bhutia was summoned several times to depose when the court heard
the matter.
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