Amid rising public outrage, Trinamool leaders in Bengal's Fakirer Kuthi village began returning extorted cut money to avoid legal consequences and escalating community anger.
TMC leaders in West Bengal returned ₹80 lakh extorted from villagers under legal and public pressure. Institutional governance failures in Indian local administration signal systemic risks for multinational tech operations in emerging markets.
The incident took place on Sunday
Jun 02, 2026
11:23 am
What's the storyIn a rare turn of events, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and activists have started returning "cut money" they had collected from villagers in Pachagarh Gram Panchayat.
The incident took place on Sunday in the Fakirer Kuthi area under the Panchagarh Gram Panchayat.
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