Kolkata Police today initiated an inquiry against state BJP President Dilip Ghosh for threatening to torch West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence if the police tried to arrest him under false cases.
According to a Kolkata Police office, a complaint was lodged at Sinthee police station in the city today by a Trinamool Congress leader against Ghosh for saying this at a public rally yesterday in Kharagpur.
"We have initiated an inquiry into the matter," the officer said.
Ghosh had yesterday threatened that he will torch Banerjee's residence if the state police tried to arrest him under false cases.
The BJP state president was addressing at a public rally at Malancha near Kharagpur in West Midnapore district.
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