TMC's Falta candidate moves Calcutta High Court seeking protection from coercive action
TMC's Falta candidate Jahangir Khan has approached the Calcutta High Court for protection against coercive police actions. He claims that multiple criminal cases have been filed against him in connection with the upcoming repoll in his constituency. The court is set to hear his plea later today.
- ▪Jahangir Khan is a candidate from the Falta Assembly Constituency.
- ▪He has requested the court to disclose all FIRs filed against him.
- ▪Repoll in Falta is scheduled for May 21 due to previous voting irregularities.
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TMC's Falta candidate Jahangir Khan on Monday (May 18, 2026) moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking protection from any coercive police action, after he claimed that criminal cases were being continuously slapped against him.Moving the court of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya and seeking an urgent hearing, Mr. Khan's counsel Kishore Dutta prayed for disclosure of all FIRs filed against him, and protection from coercive measures.Justice Bhattacharyya said he will hear the matter later in the day. Mr. Dutta, a former advocate general of West Bengal, stated before the court that Mr.
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