Siliguri, April 2 -- In a major administrative crackdown on Thursday following the Mothabari unrest-where seven judges deployed for verification under the SIR exercise were allegedly confined past midnight-police have arrested 18 persons, including ISF candidate Shahjahan Ali Qadri.
Police sources said raids are continuing to trace others allegedly involved in the incident, including the suspected mastermind who is accused of mobilising crowds and leading demonstrations from atop a vehicle, around which hundreds had gathered during the confrontation.
Significantly, officials said a large number of women agitators first forced their way into the premises of the Mothabari Block Development Office, catching both police and central forces off...