NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case to investigate the recovery of 79 crude bombs in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections. The explosives were found during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam in Bhangar, South 24 Parganas district. The Election Commission has directed a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal bomb-making and warned police against law and order lapses.
- ▪The NIA registered the case following a directive from the Union Home Ministry.
- ▪The crude bombs were recovered from the house of Rafikul Islam in Bhangar, allegedly a TMC worker.
- ▪The Election Commission mandated that all cases related to explosive devices be probed by the NIA.
- ▪West Bengal is holding its second and final phase of Assembly elections on April 29, 2026.
- ▪A record 93.19% voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of polling held on April 23.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.The move on Sunday (April 26, 2026) came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.Assembly elections 2026 LIVE updatesIn pursuance to the Home Ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday (April 26, 2026)registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday (April 25, 2026), and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement."The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson…
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