# Three TMC leaders arrested in Bengal on extortion and arms charges 2026-08-08T13:31:55+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bengal police arrested three Trinamool Congress leaders on Sunday on separate charges: Rita Gayen, a panchayat pradhan in North 24 Parganas, for extortion and election manipulation; Rakesh Ali in Howrah for illegally storing weapons and bombs at a party office; and Pallab Pandey in Bankura for duping a job seeker. A Home Guard personnel was also held in connection with extortion on behalf of a local TMC leader. The arrests follow the party's defeat in the 2026 assembly elections. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: Arrests, election aftermath, political vendetta, Trinamool Congress, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/three-tmc-leaders-arrested-in-bengal-on-extortion-and-arms-charges/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/three-tmc-leaders-arrested-in-bengal-on-extortion-and-arms-charges/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.