'Shweta Khan Closely Linked...': BJP Shares Pic Of Pornography Case Accused With TMC Leaders

Last Updated:June 10, 2025, 14:42 IST

A woman was allegedly beaten for months in captivity in West Bengal's Howrah for refusing to shoot porn videos.

BJP shares pictures of Shweta Khan with TMC leaders (Photo: X/ @DrSukantaBJP)

Union Minister and West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday alleged that the accused in the case related to torture and sexual assault of a woman in captivity in Howrah is linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Majumdar shared the pictures of one of the two accused, Shweta Khan, with TMC leader Rajib Banerjee and West Bengal Minister Arup Roy, alleging she is “closely linked" to both of them.

This comes after a horrific case surfaced on Bengal’s Howrah district, where a woman hailing from the North 24 Parganas district was allegedly confined in a flat for six months by the mother-son duo, beaten with iron rods, and sexually assaulted after the victim refused to shoot porn videos and do the job of a bar dancer. The mother-son, identified as Shweta Khan and Arian Khan, have been absconding since the matter came to light. The victim is hospitalised in a critical condition and is battling for her life.

BJP Lashes Out At TMC

Majumdar slammed the TMC over the incident, flagging the absence of law and order and questioned the silence of “feminists" in the Mamata Banerjee-led party.

“She’s battling for her life. Meanwhile, Aryan & Shweta Khan are absconding. And what is @WBPolice doing? Busy shielding Wazahat Khan. But Silent on Nandini’s case! Where are the so-called feminists of Trinamool now? Where are the candle marches? Why is Bengal’s administration criminally silent on this barbarity? Because the Home Minister of Bengal is @MamataOfficial — and she has a long history of shielding such elements," the Bengal BJP chief posted on X.

He further shared the pictures of Shweta Khan with two TMC leaders and alleged a “link" between them.

“In this case, one of the prime accused, Shweta Khan, is absconding — and is closely linked to @AITCofficial leader Rajib Banerjee and West Bengal Minister Arup Roy. They have been running such a criminal racket for years, but the Howrah Police Commissionerate — loyal and sycophantic to the Chief Minister — claims to know nothing! And now, the mother and son are on the run, while the police remain completely incapable of catching them. Shame," he added.

What Did The Police Say?

“The accused woman and her son are absconding, and a search for them has been launched. We are trying to probe whether they were running any pornography film racket in the veil of running an event management agency," an officer of Howrah City Police said, news agency PTI reported.

Sources in the police said that the accused woman, along with her son, was also running a film production house where “soft pornographic reels" were shot.

“Initial probe has revealed that they used to lure young girls looking for employment under the pretext of a good salary and then force them to take part in films with pornographic content," the officer said.

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