(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port, popularly known as Kolkata Port Trust, has received Rs 20 crore in a court case related to the Russian ship Beletsky. The ship was intercepted at Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) in 2017. An official said that the vessel was caught in the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court under the jurisdiction of the bench dealing with the matter. He was arrested for not paying dues and leaving HDC. “The owner of the 179.5-meter long vessel did not pay the dues to the port authority,” the official said.

Because of this, he was arrested. “He said that the ship was in Haldia for a long time. The court last year approved the sale of the ship to the port for recovery of dues. According to the official, “The ship was sold for Rs 20 crore. Of this, some amount was received earlier while Rs 18.74 crore was received on Friday. “

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