NIA has arrested 16 people in West Bengal. These arrests have been made in connection with the violence that broke out on Ram Navami in North Dinajpur district.
A statement issued by the NIA on Monday said that a major breakthrough has been achieved in the West Bengal Ram Navami violence case.
The NIA has arrested 16 people for planning and carrying out a communal attack during a religious procession.
According to the agency spokesperson, the arrests were made on the basis of revelations made during the investigation and identification of the accused from the video footage of the violence.
Describing it as a big success, he said that the accused were among the perpetrators of the attack on members of a particular community participating in the procession. The spokesperson said that all the arrested accused are residents of Dalkhola.
The incident took place on March 30 last year during a Ram Navami procession in Dalkhola in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal.
The state police had initially registered a case against 162 people in the wake of communal violence that broke out after the attack. The Calcutta High Court had ordered the transfer of violence-related cases to the NIA on April 27.
The incident took place during a procession to celebrate Ram Navami in Dalkhola, North Dinajpur on March 30, 2023. The state police had initially registered a case against 162 people.
In April 2023, the Calcutta High Court ordered the NIA to investigate the incident. The statement said further investigation is ongoing.