Jahangir 'Pushpa' Khan, Close Aide of Abhishek Banerjee, Held Near Nepal Border After Weeks In Hiding

TMC leader and close aide of Abhishek Banerjee, Jahangir 'Pushpa' Khan, was arrested by the West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Monday from North Bengal near the Nepal border. According to sources, Khan was allegedly attempting to flee to Nepal while facing multiple FIRs registered against him.Among the allegations against him are charges related to the alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the South 24 Parganas constituency, where he is accused of placing tape over BJP election symbols on the machines.Jehangir Khan, who calls himself Falta's Pushpa, a reference of Allu Arjun starrer movie, is known to be close to Trinamool Congress MP and party's number 2 Abhisek Banerjee. Khan recently made headlines after he withdrew

hiscandidature from the Falta re-poll in the West Bengal Assembly elections last month.Post Khan's withdrawal from the contest, the BJP had targeted Banerjee with Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar taking a Pushpa jibe at him.