India, April 3 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday blamed AIMIM and the Indian Secular Front (ISF) for the gherao of judicial officers in Malda district, while alleging that the Congress and the BJP instigated the incident.

Addressing an election rally in Dakshin Dinajpur's Harirampur, Banerjee said the alleged mastermind behind the gherao in Mothabari has been arrested by the state's Criminal Investigation Department (CID). She added that the CID remains under the state government's control and not the Election Commission.

Banerjee claimed that the accused, identified as advocate Mofakkarul Islam, was apprehended at Bagdogra airport while attempting to flee. She alleged that the BJP had "brought him from AIMIM" and ...