Somnath Sahoo, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Yuva Morcha from Habibpur, West Bengal, was apprehended for stealing jewelry valued at ₹25 lakh from a shop in Odisha. CCTV footage captured the incident, and locals detained him while he attempted to flee, subsequently handing him over to the police. Sahoo's wife had contested elections on a BJP ticket, and photos have emerged showing him with prominent BJP figures including Dr. Sukanta Bharatiya and the BJP Yuva Morcha President. The case has drawn attention due to the cross-state nature of the crime, involving a West Bengal BJP leader committing theft in Odisha. Separately, other reports highlight incidents of gold theft and robbery in Jharkhand and Siliguri, and unrelated fraud cases involving impersonation of Enforcement Directorate officials in West Bengal have also been reported.