Kolkata, June 4 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at the residence of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Saokat Molla in South 24-Parganas of West Bengal in connection with its probe into the Bhangar bomb blast case.
The blast had claimed one life ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
A team of NIA officials reached Molla's residence at Jibantala in the early hours and launched a search operation.
Simultaneous searches were also carried out at the party office adjacent to his residence and at several locations linked to the former legislator and his family.
Sources said the searches are part of the agency's ongoing investigation into the explosion that occurred in South Bamunia villag...