“I am happy to receive the information that our Purnam Kumar Shaw, the BSF jawan, has been released. I had all along been in touch with his family and spoke thrice with his wife here at Rishra, Hooghly. Today also I called her,” Banerjee said in a post on X.
“All the very best wishes for my brother-like jawan, his entire family including his wife Rajni Shaw,” she added.
Earlier in the day, the ruling Trinamool Congress had said that the CM personally reached out to the jawan’s wife several times over the past few weeks, assuring the family of support and assistance.
Banerjee’s statement came amid celebrations at Shaw’s residence, where relatives, neighbours and well-wishers gathered with sweets to mark his safe return. PTI PNT RBT