Bengal
NIA team attacked in Bengal three months after Sandeshkhali incident
Kolkata/IBNS: A team of terror-probe agency, NIA, was attacked in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Saturday morning, similar to an incident that occurred in Sandeshkhali three months ago, media reports said.
One NIA officer was injured in East Midnapore's Bhupatinagar when the team was attacked during a raid.
The NIA was on the task to probe into a blast which took place in the region in 2022.
#WATCH | West Bengal: NIA officers had to face protesters in Bhupatinagar while they were carrying out an investigation in connection with the Bhupatinagar, East Medinipur blast case. People allegedly tried to stop the NIA team from taking the accused persons along with them.… pic.twitter.com/KKL33S4Plm
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2024
The officers, who were conducting the search operation, were confronted by a mob, which went on to attack them and also cause damage to vehicles.
The villagers surrounded the vehicle and started pelting stones causing an injury to an officer.
Three people were killed in a blast which took place in Bhupatinagar on December 3, 2022.
Slamming the Mamata Banerjee government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell head Amit Malviya posted on X, "West Bengal continues to remain lawless, as ever, under Mamata Banerjee’s misrule. After attack on ED officials, now another central agency has come under attack. A team of NIA officers, which went to Bhupatinagar in East Medinipur District of West Bengal, to arrest two TMC leaders, were targeted.
"100/150 villagers, not only stopped the NIA team from arresting the accused, but also hurled stones at their vehicles. This wouldn’t have been possible without local police’s involvement. All criminals in Bengal, from Shahjahan Sheikh to Anubroto Mondal, enjoy TMC’s protection."
West Bengal continues to remain lawless, as ever, under Mamata Banerjee’s misrule.
— Amit Malviya (मोदी का परिवार) (@amitmalviya) April 6, 2024
After attack on ED officials, now another central agency has come under attack. A team of NIA officers, which went to Bhupatinagar in East Medinipur District of West Bengal, to arrest two TMC… pic.twitter.com/GALVYR7fbs
Hitting back at the BJP, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh posted on X, "The incident is not desirable but it has happened due to the politics and instigation by the BJP. It's a natural outburst of people who knew BJP leaders handed over lists of TMC leaders to the NIA."
ভূপতিনগরের ঘটনা অনভিপ্রেত।
— Kunal Ghosh (@KunalGhoshAgain) April 6, 2024
কিন্তু, এর পেছনে বিজেপির রাজনীতি ও প্ররোচনা।
যেহেতু মানুষ জানেন BJP নেতারা NIAর সঙ্গে দেখা করে @AITCofficial কর্মীদের তালিকা দিয়ে এসেছিলেন, তাই সবাই চক্রান্তটা জানেন। স্বতঃস্ফূর্ত ক্ষোভ। কোর্টকে সামনে রেখে এলাকা থেকে তৃণমূল কর্মীদের সরাতে মিথ্যা…
On January 5, 2024, the ED officers were attacked by a mob after they went on to raid erstwhile Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with the ration distribution scam.
Shahjahan's aides allegedly assaulted and chased the ED officers turning the area into a political hotspot months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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