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TMC's Jahangir Khan, Fugitive for Weeks, Caught Near Nepal Border
The Hindu·Monday, 8 June 2026
West Bengal's Special Task Force arrested Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan near the Nepal border. Khan had gone into hiding after withdrawing from the Falta re-poll on May 21 and faced five FIRs against him. The Calcutta High Court had earlier refused to extend his interim legal protection.
Why It Matters
A sitting political leader running from the law and being caught near an international border is a serious law-and-order story — it touches on political accountability in West Bengal directly.
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