Eight arrested for bid to storm Falta police station, free TMC’s Jahangir Khan; CM Suvendu vows stringent action

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TMC leader Jahangir Khan being paraded in his area, Falta, after his arrest on “extortion” charges, in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI

Eight people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to storm the Falta police station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district and free jailed TMC leader Jahangir Khan, with police naming his wife as the alleged mastermind behind the plan, a senior officer said on Wednesday (June 17, 2026).

Reacting to the incident, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said stringent action would be taken against those involved in the attempt.

Addressing a 'Janakalyan Shivir', a State government's outreach programme, in Falta, he said all those seen in the purported videos of the attack on police personnel and paramilitary forces would not be spared.

"I was in Kurseong on Tuesday (June 16). I saw on television that some people, under the leadership of the mafia's wife, tried to attack police personnel and paramilitary forces. The rule of law has been established in Falta. No matter how big a mafia is, the BJP government will teach them a lesson," he said.

On Tuesday (June 16), a group of people had staged a protest in Falta, demanding the release of Mr. Khan. The demonstration was allegedly led by his wife, and the police and paramilitary forces dispersed the crowd.

Videos purportedly showing protesters fleeing and jumping into nearby water bodies after being chased by the police went viral on social media.

"Those seen in the videos would not be spared. I am instructing the superintendent of police from this stage to book those involved in anti-state activities under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. They must be punished in such a way that no one can dare to attack police, government employees or paramilitary forces again," Mr. Adhikari said.

Jahangir Khan, who called himself 'Pushpa' — inspired by the Allu Arjun-starrer Telugu blockbuster, was arrested near the India-Nepal border in north Bengal on June 8