NIA Registers 12 FIRs Over Gherao of Judicial Officers During SIR Work in West Bengal’s Malda

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday registered 12 cases to probe a gherao of judicial officers, who were deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal’s Malda.

The move came following a directive from the Supreme Court.

In a late-night statement, the NIA said it has “re-registered 07 FIRs of PS Mothabari and 05 FIRs of PS Kalichak of District Malda, West Bengal for investigation”, in compliance with a Supreme Court order dated April 6, “relating to the safety and security of judicial officers deputed for work relating to SIR of electoral rolls in Malda in West Bengal and related law-and-order incidents”.