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AJUP Leader Arrested for 'Provocative' Remarks Against Bengal Police
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News18•20-09-2026, 21:45
AJUP Leader Arrested for 'Provocative' Remarks Against Bengal Police
- •A block-level leader of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), Nasim Sheikh, was arrested for allegedly making provocative remarks against police in May.
- •Sheikh's arrest brings the total number of accused held in the case to four.
- •The case stems from a workers' meeting on May 7 in Shaktipur where AJUP leaders, including chief Humayun Kabir, allegedly made objectionable remarks.
- •AJUP chief Humayun Kabir claims Nasim Sheikh, a former Army personnel and businessman, is being framed.
- •Other AJUP-affiliated individuals, including an independent candidate Saiful Islam and state secretary Ashik Iqbal, have also faced recent arrests for unrelated charges.
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Nasim Sheikh was arrested for allegedly making provocative remarks against the police during a workers' meeting organized by the AJUP in Shaktipur on May 7.
The bypoll to the Rejinagar assembly constituency is scheduled to take place on October 6.
The bypoll was necessitated after AJUP chief Humayun Kabir resigned from the Rejinagar seat as he chose to retain Nawda.
