The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) has arrested 11 extra accused within the alleged conspiracy associated to the communal violence that came about throughout Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal in March 2023. This brings the overall arrests to 27.
The anti-terror probe company had earlier arrested 16 individuals within the six cases, which were transferred to the NIA in April 2023.
These arrested people, in keeping with the probe company, have been concerned in conspiring and perpetrating the assaults on members of a selected group, triggered by one such incident throughout a procession to rejoice Ram Navami within the Shibpur space on March 30, 2023.
The arrests have been made primarily based on revelations that got here to mild through the probe, and the identification of the accused from video footage of the violence seized in the middle of the investigations.
The just lately arrested accused are recognized as Shamim Ahmed, Balwant Singh, Mehmud Alam, Mehfooz Alam, Shamshad Alam, Mohammad Ali, Salim Jawed, Sarfaraz Alam, Firoj Khan, Mohammed Sameer Ansari, and Shamshad Hussain. All of them are residents of Shibpur in Howrah.
The case was initially registered by the West Bengal Police towards 36 individuals within the wake of the communal violence triggered by the assault in Shibpur. The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom, on April 27, 2023, ordered the transfer of all cases associated to the spate of communal violence that came about through the Ram Navami celebrations to NIA.
NIA is continuous its investigations into the case.