Kolkata, June 4 -- West Bengal Minister Tapas Roy on Thursday backed National Investigation Agency's (NIA) action against former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Saokat Molla, stating that anyone linked to a case is required to cooperate with the investigation and appear before the agency if summoned.

"Wherever a case exists, wherever someone is involved, that person will inevitably be issued a summons and will have to appear," Roy told ANI.

The development comes after a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out search and questioning operations at the residence of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Saokat Molla in South Bamunia area of Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

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