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NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) connected Thursday conducted searches and questioning astatine the residence of erstwhile Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla successful the South Bamunia country of Bhangar arsenic portion of its probe into a weaponry blast that took spot soon earlier the West Bengal assembly elections and claimed 1 life.The probe was transferred to the NIA pursuing demands for a cardinal enquiry into the explosion. Since assuming complaint of the case, the bureau has arrested respective people, including TMC person Wahidul Islam.Officials from a peculiar NIA squad arrived astatine Molla's residence to stitchery accusation and analyse imaginable links to the case. During the operation, Molla's woman and girl were seen entering the premises.Separately, the NIA had connected April 27 taken implicit an probe into the betterment of crude bombs successful West Bengal aft examining the substance from a imaginable panic angle.The bureau registered a caller FIR, numbered RC-25/2026/NIA/DLI, aft receiving directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs."In pursuance of the MHA order, the NIA has taken implicit and registered a lawsuit related to the betterment of crude bombs successful West Bengal.
The lawsuit pertains to the betterment of 79 crude bombs and different incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored astatine a spot connected April 25, thereby endangering quality beingness and property. The NIA registered the lawsuit connected April 26," NIA said connected Monday.The archetypal case, registered arsenic FIR No. 62/2026 connected April 25 astatine Uttar Kashipur Police Station nether the Bhangar division, invoked provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
The ailment was filed aft constabulary received accusation astir the retention of crude bombs and materials allegedly intended for their manufacture.Acting connected the tip-off, constabulary recovered 79 round-shaped objects suspected to beryllium crude bombs, tied with jute ropes, on with different materials considered incriminating. Investigators said the explosives had been hidden wrong an abandoned location adjacent a burial crushed successful Majherhat's Poilepara locality nether Uttar Kashipur constabulary presumption successful South 24 Parganas district.
