Malda, Feb. 26 -- A Gram Panchayat Pradhan, owing allegiance to West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, has been removed from her post for allegedly being a Bangladeshi immigrant, official sources said on Wednesday.
Lovely Khatun,who had won the Panchayat election in 2023 and became chief of the Rashidabad Gram Pranchayat in Malda district, was stripped off her post by an order from the local Sub-Divisional Officer.
Khatun alias Nasifa Sheikh was dragged into the Calcutta High Court after her defeated poll rival Rehana Sultana sought judicial intervention accusing the TMC leader of being a Bangladeshi immigrant who procured her documents by forging her name as well as her father's details.
However, Khatun allegedly skipped several Calc...