Kolkata, Apr 7 (UNI) An FIR of alleged molestation was lodged against the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with the Bhupatinagar police station in West Bengal's East Medinipur district by the relatives of the two arrested TMC leaders, official sources said on Sunday.
The FIR was lodged under Section 154 IPC, a day after the anti-terror agency conducted raids against alleged accused persons in the December 2022 blast case.
One of the NIA officials was wounded, and the duty car of the agency was vandalized by a mob of women, sources added.
In the December 22, 2022, blast, three people were killed, including a TMC leader, whose house was the epicenter of the blast.
The attack on the NIA happened around 6.10 AM when the anti-terror agency was returning with the accused, Monobrata Jana and Balai Chandra Maity the two local TMC leaders.
The NIA is probing following a Calcutta high court order.
The NIA alleged that eight people, accused of their involvement in the blast, skipped summons twice, and hence the raid was conducted.
The East Midnapore District Police also registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the assault on NIA.
There have been no arrests in the case of the attack on the NIA so far.
Meanwhile, TMC general secretary and party's Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek
Banerjee on Sunday alleged, "Experience the unfolding ALLIANCE BETWEEN
the @NIA_India and @BJP4Bengal, ORCHESTRATING CONSPIRACIES AGAINST
TRINAMOOL leaders amid the Model Code of Conduct."
In a post on his X handle, Banerjee said, "While this collusion persists, the ECI stands by, conspicuously silent, neglecting its duty to ensure fair play."
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