Jahangir Khan had withdrawn from the contest at Falta re-poll on May 21 and has been on the run since the polling was held
Jay Prakash Majumdar, the state vice president of Trinamool Congress, joined the party in 2022 after he was suspended from BJP for publicly criticising the party for their defeat in 2021 assembly election.
The deceased has been identified as Jahidul Haque Baidya, the chief of Jadurhati Uttar Gram panchayat in Baduria area
Charges against the arrested TMC leaders include extortion, intimidation, and money laundering; the TMC’s top leadership remains largely silent on the arrests
“Arghya Mondal and the others were found to be in possession of firearms. Two pistols and six mobile phones were seized during the operation,” says the officer