Eight arrested for attempting to storm Falta police station to free Jahangir Khan; CM Suvendu vows stringent action
Eight people were arrested for allegedly attempting to storm the Falta police station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district to free jailed TMC leader Jahangir Khan. Police named Sarina Bibi, wife of Jahangir Khan, as the alleged mastermind behind the plan.
Eight people were arrested for allegedly attempting to storm the Falta police station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district to free Jahangir Khan. Police named Sarina Bibi, wife of former TMC leader Jahangir Khan, as the alleged mastermind behind the plan. Supporters of Jahangir Khan gathered in large numbers in Falta’s Shatol Kolsa area and held demonstrations before marching towards the police station, according to the New Indian Express. Security personnel were deployed in advance to prevent an attempt to attack the station during the protest, the New Indian Express reported. Jahangir Khan was apprehended near the India-Nepal border, according to the Times of India, and remains in judicial custody, the New Indian Express reported. Investigations into the incident are ongoing, with further arrests anticipated, according to the Times of India. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has vowed stringent action.
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