Published: June 6, 2026 β’ 12:59 PM IST Β· Updated: June 6, 2026 β’ 1:44 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Arrested e TMC MLA Saokat Molla key conspirator behind Bhangar blast case: NIA (Image source: ANI on left) Three arrests made earlier All we know ab out Bhangar blast case The Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla as a key conspirator in the Bhangar bomb blast case in West Bengal.Molla was arrested from South 24 Parganas district after an intensive search operation by the central agency.
He was picked up from a hideout in Kamalgazi on the outskirts of Kolkata late Friday night, as per PTI.This was the fourth arrest in the case.The NIA had earlier declared Molla an absconder and launched extensive searches across Bhangar, Basanti and nearby areas.The agency tracked multiple leads during the manhunt, including reports that Molla had been seen travelling through the Basanti-Chunakhali area on a motorcycle while attempting to evade arrest.Earlier on Thursday, the NIA in an X...