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West Bengal: NIA nabs TMC leaders Sariul Sheikh and Yusuf Sheikh for Muslim mob violence against judicial officers in Malda

OpIndia Staff - 11 May, 2026

During the interrogation of the now-arrested TMC leaders, Sariul and Yusuf, the NIA seized their mobile phones. The arrested duo was brought to Kolkata on Saturday. Sariul (some reports say Sadiul) Sheikh, a resident of Sultanganj under Kaliachak police station.

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NIA arrests 3 Congress workers including Shahadat and Asif for violence against judicial officers in Muslim-dominated Malda: Details

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2026

Before the NIA took over, the case was being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which had already arrested 35 people.

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Women positioned at the front, provocative announcements from local mosque, switched off CCTV: What NIA’s preliminary inquiry report in Malda violence case reveals

Shraddha Pandey - 7 April, 2026

The probe agency’s preliminary findings in the case indicate a simultaneous emergence of demonstration and road blockades across multiple locations, pointing to prior planning and strategic execution by an organised network rather than a ‘protest’ driven by organic anger over SIR.

West Bengal: Pro-China ‘journalist’ Shahin calls for anarchy and violence in Malda, had earlier downplayed incident where Muslim waiter served beef to Hindu Brahmin

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2026

A quick perusal of his Facebook profile reveals that Shahin is a pro-China propagandist. He has downplayed Chinese atrocities on Tibetans and opposed the indigenous demand for the independence of Tibet.

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As mob holds judicial officers hostage in Malda’s Kaliachak, read how Muslims resorted to anti-Hindu riots in 2016 at the same place over Kamlesh...

Divya Bharti - 4 April, 2026

The 2016 Malda riots saw a massive protest against Kamlesh Tiwari’s remarks turn into widespread violence.

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‘Take care of my children if something happens to me’: Female judicial officer, who was gheraoed by mob in Muslim-dominated Malda, pleads for help

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2026

A day after a mob trapped 8 judicial officers (including 3 women) inside the BDO office in Malda’s Kaliachak, an audio clip of one...

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Guess who is representing Mamata govt after mob violence in Muslim-dominated Malda, where judicial officers wailed for their lives and SC said it was...

Shraddha Pandey - 3 April, 2026

Interestingly, Kapil Sibal has throughout his career been a part of landmark cases, many anti-Hindu, many anti-India. Sibal has consistently been on the “wrong side”.

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar hands over Malda violence case to NIA: Here’s what SC observed, DM and Home Secretary didn’t reach scene, even food and...

Shraddha Pandey - 3 April, 2026

A Bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipin Pancholi took sou motu cognisance of the Malda incident after being alerted by the Calcutta High Court CJI. The apex court came down heavily on the West Bengal government and the Malda district administration.

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