Absconding Former TMC MLA Saokat Molla Arrested By NIA In Bhangar Blast Case
Absconding TMC MLA Saokat Molla Arrested By NIA In Bhangar Blast Case Published By, Last Updated: June 06, 2026, 00:52 IST One person was killed
Absconding TMC MLA Saokat Molla Arrested By NIA In Bhangar Blast Case Published By, Last Updated: June 06, 2026, 00:52 IST One person was killed, and three others sustained critical injuries in a crude bomb explosion in South 24 Parganas district on March 19. Rapid Read Mollah, who represented the Canning Purba Assembly constituency and won elections in 2016 and 2021, recently had his security cover withdrawn by the state government. (Photo: X) Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla, who was declared absconding by the Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Bhangar blast case, was arrested on Friday. “We have arrested Saokat Molla as part of the ongoing investigation into the Bhangar bomb blast case.
He will be produced before a court, and further legal proceedings will follow," an NIA official told PTI. Molla’s family claimed that the TMC leader had surrendered to NIA officials near Chingrihata. With the TMC leader’s arrest, the total number of people held in the case has gone up to five. Molla’s arrest came a day after the central probe agency conducted searches at the residence of Molla, the e MLA from Canning Purba, party office and several locations. “A total of eight locations, including the residence and suspected hideouts of former MLA and absconder Saokat Molla – a prime suspect and conspirator in the case – were searched as part of the operations," a release by the probe agency said.
The NIA officers questioned members of Molla’s family and later held his son. One person was killed, and three others sustained critical injuries in a crude bomb explosion at Dakshin Bamunia village in South 24 Parganas district on March 19, while bombs were allegedly being made there. Mollah, who represented the Canning Purba Assembly constituency and won elections in 2016 and 2021, recently had his security cover withdrawn by the state government. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Saurabh Verma Senior Sub-editor Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Chief Sub-editor.
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