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Prime Accused Arrested in Sandeshkhali Attack on Police

Police link the case to alleged illegal occupation under a court ban, with a remand request expected.

Overview

  • West Bengal Police arrested TMC worker Musa Mollah on January 6 from the Nazat area after a tip-off.
  • With Mollah in custody, the tally of arrests in the case stands at 13 following earlier rounds of detentions.
  • Six policemen were injured and a police vehicle was vandalised on January 2 when a team visited Boyermari over complaints tied to pisciculture-related encroachment.
  • Authorities say the Basirhat sub-divisional court imposed prohibitory orders on the disputed property, and investigators will seek Mollah’s custody for questioning.
  • Those earlier held include relatives identified as Murtaza Mollah and his sons, Montazul and Monowar, as the case again spotlights Sandeshkhali’s history of attacks on enforcement teams.