International Desk, Bangladesh Global: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was attacked in Bengal's East Medinipur district on Saturday during a raid in connection with a 2022 bomb blast case. An officer of the anti-terror agency has been injured in the attack that happened in the Bhupitaninagar area.
During the raid, a mob suddenly attacked the team and vandalised the agency's car, resulting in the vehicle's windscreen being broken.
A video showed several men and women blocking a police vehicle and shouting at the police, asking them to go back. The women were seen sitting on the street in front of security personnel with bamboo sticks in their hands.
A team of NIA officials this morning arrested two people pertaining to the bomb blast case, including main accused Monobroto Jana. The agency team was attacked when they were on their way back to Kolkata.
An FIR has been registered with the local police regarding the incident under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 332 (voluntary hurt to deter public servant of duty), 352 (assault or criminal force without any grave provocation), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards), and 34 (criminal action committed by several persons with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act. The case has been lodged against Monobroto Jana, his family members and other unidentified persons.
An NIA source told India Today that the local police station was informed beforehand about the raid, and yet proper security arrangements were not put in place.
According to police sources, however, the NIA team went to Bhupitaninagar at 5.30 am - much earlier than they were supposed to - and then called for reinforcements.
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