The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed the first chargesheet on Thursday against six accused in the 2022 Bhupatinagar blast case in West Bengal, which resulted in three deaths.
However, charges against three people who were killed in the blast have been abated.
The chargesheet, filed before the Special Court in Calcutta, identified those who died as Raj Kumar Manna, Biswajit Gayen, and Buddhadeb Manna. The remaining three have been named as Panchanan Ghorai, Manobrata Jana, and Balai Charan Maity. Ghorai is currently out on bail, while Jana and Maity remain in judicial custody.
All six individuals were found to be actively involved in the criminal conspiracy related to the bomb blast at the residence of the Trinamool Congress booth president in Village Naruabila on December 2, 2022.
The NIA took over the investigation from West Bengal Police on June 4, 2023, and has charged the accused under various sections of the IPC and Explosive Substances Act.
The chargesheet highlighted a conspiracy involving the supply of explosives for making bombs intended to spread terror and violence in the region.
On December 4, 2022 — days after the blast — West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding an investigation conducted into the matter by the NIA.
