Trinamool Congress MLA and former West Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick was allegedly assaulted by a youth outside his residence in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata on Sunday night.

The youth, identified as Abhishek Das, was later arrested by police.

According to reports, Mallik, who is also known as Balu da, was entering his house after returning from Habra—his constituency—in the North 24 Parganas district when he was attacked around 9 pm.

The attacker, aged around 30 years, punched the legislator in the face and threw him on the road. As the legislator screamed for help, his security staff and others nearby rushed in and overpowered the youth and handed him over to the Bidhannagar police.

The former minister suffered minor injuries to his face.

What prompted the attack

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