Judicial officers’ harassment: Number of arrests rises to 33, Bengal Police file 19 cases
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:29:49 GMT
With the National Investigation Agency (NIA) starting a probe into the case of harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in West Bengal's Malda on the night of April 1, the total arrests in the case made by the state police till Friday afternoon have increased to 33.
Confirming the number of arrests, the Additional Director General (North Bengal), K Jayaraman, told media persons that the police have registered a total of 19 cases, both in the matter of the harassment of the judicial adjudication officers as well as illegal road blockades in various pockets at Kaliachak that started on Wednesday and continued to Thursday.
Of the 33 arrests, he said the main one is the mastermind, Mofakkarul Islam, an advocate by profession and leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), who was arrested in the morning at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district while trying to escape from the state.
