Overview
- The CBI arrested ten suspects on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, and produced them before the Barasat court where they were remanded to agency custody for questioning.
- Among those detained is Kader Molla, described by investigators as a close aide of Sheikh Shahjahan and long sought in connection with the Nazat killings.
- The arrests relate to the June 8, 2019 murders of BJP workers Pradip Mondal, Sukanta Mondal and Debdas Mondal during post‑poll clashes in Sandeshkhali, with Debdas’s remains later sent to the CFSL for testing.
- Victims’ families had challenged the state CID probe after it omitted names of influential suspects, and the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI Special Investigation Team in June 2025 to reexamine the case.
- CBI officials say interrogation and fresh evidence gathering will seek to map the wider conspiracy and identify others under scrutiny, a development that could sharpen scrutiny of local strongmen and political violence in North 24 Parganas.