Kolkata Port Trust Chairman arrested

KOLKATA: The Chairman of Kolkata Port Trust, Raj Pal Singh Kahlon, has been arrested for allegedly accepting illegal gratification of Rs 20 lakh, police said.

He was arrested from a five-star hotel in central Kolkata last night, the police said.

"Last night one businessman and Raj Pal Singh Kahlon, Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust, were arrested for accepting illegal gratification of Rs 20 lakh. A case was filed in New Market Police Station," a senior official of Kolkata police said.