Overview
- Tamanna Khatun died after being struck by splinters from a crude bomb during a Trinamool Congress victory procession on June 23, 2025, in Kaliganj, Nadia district.
- Police say five long‑absconding suspects were arrested in quick succession on Tuesday and Wednesday, raising the total in the case to 16.
- Two men identified as Sabir (Sabit) Sheikh and Jiarul (Ziarul) Sheikh were taken in during a late‑night operation and three others—Ismail (Fakar) Sheikh, Hafizul Sheikh and Minarul Sheikh—were detained in Gurugram and are being brought to Nadia on transit remand.
- Authorities say the arrests followed targeted raids based on fresh intelligence and that courts will now hear police custody applications while prosecutors prepare the case; the state has also replaced the public prosecutor at the family's request.
- The case has political overtones because the victim’s family supports CPI(M) and her mother later stood as a CPI(M) candidate; the arrests follow the mother's meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and reflect a wider law‑enforcement push on older violent cases.