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PM Modi speaks with Sandeshkhali victim and BJP candidate Rekha Patra "Locals gheraoed the vehicle and pelted stones at it. The NIA has said one of its officers was also injured," a senior police official told ANI news agency.
The attack against NIA officials has brought back memories of January 5, when ED officials were attacked in the Sandeshkhali area in North 24 Parganas during a raid in connection with a ration scam. Last month, eight ruling TMC party leaders skipped summonses by the NIA for questioning in connection with a blast.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh alleged that the opposition BJP is behind the NIA move. Guns n’ prawns: The strongman who ruled Sandeshkhali’s blue economy In December 2022, three persons were killed when an explosion ripped apart a kutcha house in the Bhupatinagar area of Bengal.
The police handed over the investigation to the NIA. (This is a developing story and further details are awaited)Milestone Alert!
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