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The National Investigation Agency connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) searched the residence of erstwhile TMC MLA Saukat Mollah successful South 24 Parganas territory successful transportation with its probe into a weaponry blast successful Bhangar up of the precocious concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, officials said.
An NIA team, accompanied by Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, arrived astatine Mr. Mollah's residence astatine Moukhali successful the Bhangar country successful the greeting and carried retired extended searches.
Around 10 vehicles were portion of the operation, sources said, adding that NIA teams besides visited respective houses successful Bamunia village, wherever the detonation had occurred.
According to an official, Mr. Mollah was not contiguous astatine the residence erstwhile the bureau squad arrived. His son, Imran Mollah, was brought to the premises by investigators and accompanied the NIA squad during the search, the authoritative added.
The searches are linked to the agency's probe into a weaponry blast successful Bamunia colony of Bhangar successful which 1 idiosyncratic was killed, and respective others were injured. Following the incident, the Indian Secular Front (ISF) had demanded an NIA probe into the case.
One idiosyncratic was killed, and 3 others sustained captious injuries successful a crude weaponry detonation astatine Dakshin Bamunia colony successful West Bengal's South 24 Parganas territory connected March 19, portion bombs were allegedly being made there.
The bureau besides searched Saukat Mollah's bureau arsenic portion of the operation. Saukat Mollah's woman and girl reached the residence portion the searches were underway.
Officials said investigators were examining documents and collecting accusation applicable to the blast case.
Security arrangements were tightened successful and astir the area, with section constabulary deployed extracurricular the residence.
The NIA had earlier taken implicit the probe into the blast and arrested respective people, including TMC person Wahidul Islam, successful transportation with the case.
Searches were conducted astatine the residence of Wahidul Islam, portion investigators besides visited the homes of individuals who had transported the injured to infirmary aft the blast.
"It is aimed astatine gathering grounds and verifying accusation connected to the ongoing investigation," helium added.
Mr. Mollah, who represented the Canning Purba Assembly constituency and won elections successful 2016 and 2021, precocious had his information screen withdrawn by the West Bengal Government.
