New Delhi, April 3 -- The West Bengal Police arrested the "mastermind" of the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district, a senior officer said on Friday. He was identified as advocate Mofakkarul Islam.

Mofakkarul Islam was arrested at Siliguri's Bagdogra airport while he was trying to board a flight, the officer was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.

"He is the mastermind of the Kaliachak incident in which seven judicial officers were gheraoed inside a block office for several hours on Wednesday night. He was trying to board a flight to flee," the officer told PTI.

Meanwhuile, ADG North Bengal K Jayaraman said on Friday, "We detained Mofakkarul Islam from Bagdogra airport, for instigating people. He was going to his residen...