‘Pushpa of Falta’, TMC leader Jahangir Khan paraded in shorts after arrest

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress person Jahangir Khan, besides known arsenic ‘Pushpa’, was paraded done the Falta country by constabulary connected Thursday aft his apprehension successful transportation with extortion and different charges.In the video, Khan is seen walking done Falta nether constabulary escort, with helmet-clad officers surrounding him.Khan, who is presently successful constabulary custody, was arrested adjacent the India-Nepal borderline successful North Bengal’s Panitanki country connected Monday.A tribunal successful Diamond Harbour had earlier remanded Khan to 5 days of constabulary custody aft 7 FIRs were registered against him astatine Falta constabulary station.Khan had unsuccessfully contested the Falta assembly spot successful the West Bengal assembly election. He had not been seen successful the South 24 Parganas constituency since a fewer days earlier the repoll held connected May 21.The Calcutta High Court had connected May 26 vacated an interim extortion granted to Khan successful the cases filed against him. The tribunal had earlier granted extortion from coercive enactment connected May 18, allowing him to enactment successful the repoll process.However, a time later, Khan publically announced his withdrawal from the contest.Khan was produced earlier the Diamond Harbour sub-divisional tribunal amid dense deployment of constabulary and cardinal forces, with authorities anticipating protests.

Public introduction into the courtroom was restricted during the hearing.The justice appointed a ineligible assistance advocator to correspond Khan aft lawyers from the Diamond Harbour Court Bar Association declined to look for him.The TMC person was sent to constabulary custody for 5 days connected the prosecution’s petition successful transportation with the 7 FIRs lodged astatine Falta constabulary station.