The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken significant action in the Malda violence case, arresting three individuals, including Gulam Rabbani, a leader of the Indian Secular Front (ISF). Preliminary investigations have pointed towards a complex conspiracy and a premeditated assault.
Two Congress workers, Shahdath Husaain and Asif Sheikh, have also been apprehended in connection with organizing a separate meeting to mobilize a crowd ahead of the attack. The anti-terror agency’s findings suggest the incident was a calculated move to create unrest.
The standoff, fueled by mass deletions from the electoral rolls, led to thousands besieging government officials at Kaliachak-II. The Supreme Court’s directive prompted the Election Commission of India (ECI) to involve NIA, stressing the need for a central agency to investigate the ‘deliberate and calculated’ attack.