Kolkata: In a distressing repetition of previous occasions, a group from the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) encountered stiff resistance in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, whereas conducting investigations associated to a blast case on Saturday. The newest incident is paying homage to an analogous assault on the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) group in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas the place the officers have been besieged and allegedly assaulted throughout a raid linked to an alleged meals rip-off.
In keeping with sources inside the NIA, the group dispatched to Purba Medinipur confronted hostility throughout their probe into the blast case. Stories point out that the car transporting the NIA officers was focused and vandalized amidst efforts to apprehend a suspect related to the continued investigation.
A video footage circulating on social media purportedly depicts residents gathering across the NIA car, trying to impede the apprehension of the suspect. The state of affairs escalated as villagers resorted to pelting the car with stones, additional escalating tensions.
#WATCH | West Bengal: NIA officers needed to face protesters in Sandeshkhali whereas they have been finishing up an investigation in reference to the Bhupatinagar, East Medinipur blast case. Folks allegedly tried to cease the NIA group from taking the accused individuals together with them.… pic.twitter.com/UVoAO6uuPQ
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Sandeshkhali, located inside the Sundarbans, has change into a focus of political discourse following allegations of sexual abuse and land encroachment in opposition to suspended TMC politician Shajahan Sheikh and his associates. The current remarks by the Calcutta Excessive Court docket condemning the occasions in Sandeshkhali additionally underscored the gravity of the state of affairs.
Earlier this yr, Shahjahan Sheikh, the suspended TMC chief, triggered a political storm when an ED group conducting a raid at his residence in reference to a ration rip-off was met with mob violence. This incident got here as a grim reminder of the escalating tensions and recurring confrontations within the area.
