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Three TMC leaders arrested in Bengal on extortion and arms charges
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…
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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.
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For ordinary Bengalis, these arrests after elections feel like selective accountability. If the ruling party is serious about law and order, why did these cases surface only after losing power? The real test will be whether similar action is taken against leaders from other parties facing allegations. Until then, such crackdowns look like political vendetta wearing a legal mask.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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