Key Takeaways
- The NIA raided 9 places in Bengal to probe the murder of BJP leader Bijay Krishna Bhuiyan.
- The murder occurred in East Medinipur’s Moyna area in 2023.
- The NIA had previously conducted searches in the case in May last.
Kolkata: The anti-terrorist squad of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday began search operations at nine places in East Medinipur’s Moyna area in the abduction and murder of BJP leader Bijay Krishna Bhuiyan in 2023, official sources said.
The NIA launched search operations at 2 am and inspected at least nine places, but many accused were not found at their homes, sources added.
Bhuiyan, a BJP booth incharge, was abducted and fatally wounded in March 2023 and succumbed to his grievous wounds at a local hospital. The relatives of the victim had lodged an FIR with the Moyna police station and moved the Calcutta High Court, which has asked the NIA to probe the crime in which powerful explosives were used, sources said.
The NIA had also conducted searches in the case in May last.
