Bengal police have apprehended Musa Molla, the prime suspect in the recent assault on officers in the Sandeshkhali region of North 24 Parganas district. Musa, identified as a Trinamool Congress worker, was taken into custody from the Nazat police station area. This arrest brings the total number of individuals detained in connection with the incident to 13.
It was revealed that Musa was charged with unauthorized land occupation, leading to the enforcement of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the disputed land, prohibiting any construction activities. Despite this legal restriction, Musa allegedly initiated the construction of a wall on the property last Friday night.
Upon receiving this information, law enforcement officers from the Rajbari outpost intervened at the site and subsequently visited Musa’s residence in the Boyarmari area, requesting his presence at the police station. Allegedly, Musa summoned his followers, who then assaulted the policemen, resulting in injuries to four officers and vandalism of a police vehicle.
Following the escalation of tension in the area post-incident, authorities conducted a crackdown, apprehending multiple individuals on suspicion of involvement. Nine arrests were made on Saturday, with an additional three individuals detained on Sunday, including Musa’s grandfather, Mortaza Molla.
Despite being on the run since the episode, the primary suspect, Musa, was eventually apprehended. A senior officer from the Basirhat Police District stated, “Musa will be presented before the Basirhat sub-divisional court on Tuesday, where we will request his police custody for further investigation into the matter.”
On a previous Friday night, a state police team encountered an attack in the same vicinity where the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had been targeted two years earlier.
