TMC MLA Paresh Ram Das was arrested at Kolkata airport in a rape case after reportedly remaining absconding for 17 days. He represents Canning Paschim in West Bengal. Paresh Ram Das, the MLA of Trinamool Congress (TMC) from the Canning Paschim Assembly seat in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, was detained at the Kolkata airport late evening of November 9, due to his involvement in a rape case.