NIA moves Cal HC for quashing FIR against officials in Bhupatinagar case
The petition also seeks interim protection against any coercive action by the state police against the NIA officials | File image
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking quashing of an FIR against its officials who had gone to Bhupatinagar in West Bengal for a raid in connection with the agency’s investigation into a blast case.
Justice Jay Sengupta granted permission to file the application and move his court during the post-recess hearing of the day, NIA counsel Arun Kumar Mohanty said.
The petition also seeks interim protection against any coercive action by the state police against the NIA officials.
One of the officials was injured in a mob attack while returning from Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district on Saturday after arresting two persons in connection with their investigation into an explosion there in December 2022 that left three persons dead.
While an FIR was filed on the basis of a complaint by the NIA officials in Bhupatinagar, a case was initiated against the central agency officials on the basis of a complaint by some villagers, accusing them of theft and assaulting the modesty of women.
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First print: April 9, 2024 | 12:33 pm IST