At a rally in Manikchak in Malda, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused central agencies of targeting innocent people after the recent violence in Mothabari, where judicial officers were gheraoed by a protesting crowd. They have picked up some 50 innocent people in the name of investigation,” she said, referring to the Indian Secular Front and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. The probe has been handed to the National Investigation Agency after directions from the Supreme Court of India. At the rally, she asked people to raise their hands if their names had been removed. She asked people not to approach judicial officers handling cases linked to the Special Intensive Revision process, and instead file applications before tribunals.

Source: The Telegraph April 04, 2026 12:49 UTC