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NIA Questions Four Over Attack on Voter-List Officials
The NIA is investigating an incident involving officials who were revising voter lists.
The officials were reportedly held hostage and attacked in the Mothabari police station area on April 1.
Four people from Kaliachak were questioned in connection with the case.
One was Mohammad Mehbub Alam, who is married to MLA Sabina Yeasmin.
Alam said he was not near the incident and was in Malda town that day.
The other three included a local political representative, a booth-level officer and a former party leader.
They were questioned separately.
Investigators reportedly wanted to compare their answers for differences.
The National Investigation Agency questioned four people from Kaliachak, Malda, over an April 1 attack on voter-list revision officials.
Those questioned included Mohammad Mehbub Alam, husband of Trinamool Congress MLA Sabina Yeasmin.
Alam said he received an NIA notice on August 12 and was questioned on August 14.
A Trinamool-run Malda zilla parishad member, a booth-level officer and a former block Trinamool leader were also questioned.
Sources said the four were questioned separately to compare their accounts and identify possible inconsistencies.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency questioned four people from Kaliachak, including Mohammad Mehbub Alam, a Trinamool Congress zilla parishad member, a booth-level officer and a former block Trinamool leader.
- What
- They were questioned over the reported hostage-taking and attack on judicial officers working on special voter-list revision.
- Where
- The incident took place in the Mothabari police station area, while the questioning occurred at the NIA office in Calcutta.
- When
- The incident occurred on April 1; Alam said he was questioned on August 14 after receiving a notice on August 12.
- Why
- Sources said the NIA was checking the accounts of those questioned and looking for inconsistencies.
Key facts
- Investigating agency
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Incident date
- April 1
- Incident location
- Mothabari police station area in Malda
- People questioned
- Four people from Kaliachak
- Named individual
- Mohammad Mehbub Alam, husband of Trinamool Congress MLA Sabina Yeasmin
- Questioning date
- August 14, according to Alam
- Investigative method
- The four were questioned separately to compare their versions
Quotes
Mohammad Mehbub Alam
Husband of Trinamool Congress MLA Sabina Yeasmin
“I explained to them that I was not in Kaliachak or Mothabari on the day of the incident. I had spent the entire day till late evening in Malda town.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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