Birbhum, Sept. 5 -- Seven months after a massive cache of explosives was intercepted in the district, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made its first arrest in the case.
Acting on a specific tip-off, sleuths apprehended Rafiul Sheikh, alias 'Black Grape', the owner of the tractor used to transport the contraband.
He is scheduled to be produced in court tomorrow, where the agency will seek his custody for further interrogation.The case dates back to March this year, just ahead of the state assembly elections, when the incident triggered a massive political uproar.
Local residents in the Kandasir area of Bautia panchayat, under the jurisdiction of the Nalhati police station, grew suspicious of a tractor parked in the locality. U...