Of the eight ruling party leaders who are under NIA investigation in the blast case, Balai Charan Patra and Monobrata Jana are already in NIA custody. Three other people, Manab Kumar Parua, Subir Maiti and Nob Kumar Panda, have been issued notices for questioning by the central agency.
Counsel for three Trinamool Congress leaders on Wednesday approached a single-judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh seeking shield against coercive action by the NIA against their clients.
However, instead of passing any order on the case, Justice Ghosh sought the case diary of the NIA. The next hearing on the case is to be held on April 17.
A total of eight Trinamool Congress leaders have been under the scanner of NIA for a long time in the Bhupatinagar blast case. Two have already been arrested and notices have been issued to three for questioning, the other three ruling party leaders under investigation are Uttam Maiti, Milan Barman and Shiboprasad Gayen.
Since the NIA took over the investigation in June 2023 following the order of the Calcutta High Court, they have issued summons for questioning to each of the eight local ruling party leaders, while all of them have ignored these summons. .
Counsel for three Trinamool Congress leaders on Wednesday approached a single-judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh seeking shield against coercive action by the NIA against their clients.
However, instead of passing any order on the case, Justice Ghosh sought the case diary of the NIA. The next hearing on the case is to be held on April 17.
A total of eight Trinamool Congress leaders have been under the scanner of NIA for a long time in the Bhupatinagar blast case. Two have already been arrested and notices have been issued to three for questioning, the other three ruling party leaders under investigation are Uttam Maiti, Milan Barman and Shiboprasad Gayen.
Since the NIA took over the investigation in June 2023 following the order of the Calcutta High Court, they have issued summons for questioning to each of the eight local ruling party leaders, while all of them have ignored these summons. .
