Bengal bypoll: AJUP chief Humayun Kabir detained in Rejinagar after verbal altercation with police
Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir was detained by police in West Bengal following a heated altercation during local assembly byelections. Kabir accused the police of partisanship and interfering with the electoral process before being forcibly removed from his party office.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions regarding police conduct and electoral integrity in Indian regional politics.
Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir was detained on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) after a verbal altercation with police personnel at his party office in West Bengal's Rejinagar, where voting for the Assembly byelection was under way.
Mr. Kabir, who had been attacking the police since morning over the deployment of security personnel near his residence and at polling booths, was detained shortly after he cast his vote with his family.
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The police reached the AUJP office in Rejinagar and told him that he cannot be present in the office in view of polling day.
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