Panitanki, 08th June: West Bengal STF arrested Jahangir Khan, popularly known as ‘Pushpa’ and a former Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta Assembly constituency, during an operation near the Indo-Nepal border at Panitanki on Monday morning.
According to sources, Khan had been missing for a long period and was under the watch of investigating agencies. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the STF, with assistance from Nepal Police, conducted an operation in areas adjoining the Indo-Nepal border and apprehended him.
Following the arrest, Khan was brought into India through the Panitanki border. Sources said he is being taken to Kolkata under tight security.
