In yet another twist to the Mohammed Shami-Hasin Jahan controversy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Shami’s wife on 23 March, according to the news agency ANI.

“Amid the ongoing tiff with her husband Md.Shami, Hasin Jahan to meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on 23 March,” the official handle of the news agency posted on Twitter.

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Earlier, Hasin Jahan had requested Mamata Banerjee to meet her and listen to her side of the story in the ongoing controversy.

“Today, I join my hands and request our respectable Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, that Madam, my fights is a fight for truth. I have been tortured, there is no fault of mine; I do not ask for your support, I only appeal that you just keep your eye on my fight for truth, meet me and listen to what I have to say and then judge what needs to be done,” Hasin Jahan told media, adding, “I want to meet you and share my pain with you. This is all I request of you.”

Meanwhile, according to a report in The Indian Express, Praveen Tripathy, Joint CP (crime), Kolkata Police, said, “We have received a letter from BCCI which shows that Mohammed Shami was in Dubai on 17th and 18th February. We are investigating the other things related to it.”

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BCCI’s response came after a letter was sent to the Board by the Kolkata Police seeking Shami’s schedule last month. The police sought the details to check if Shami had gone to Dubai as claimed by his wife Hasin Jahan. However, police are yet to find out whether it was Shami’s personal tour or was sponsored by BCCI.

Jahan had accused Indian pacer Shami of physical and mental torture, extra-marital affairs, attempt to murder among other charges.

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Following Jahan’s complaint, an FIR was filed against Mohammed Shami under sections 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 323 (Causing hurt), 307 (Attempt to murder), 376 (Punishment for rape), 506 (Criminal intimidation), 328 (Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code against Shami and 4 others.