KOLKATA: After three failed attempts, the NIA will again try to produce the seven accused, arrested in West Bengal's Beldanga unrest case, in a city court on Thursday.
This would be the fourth attempt to produce the accused in court, as on the previous three occasions, the state police did not provide the necessary escort to bring the accused from Murshidabad district to Kolkata.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has been probing the Beldanga unrest as per the Calcutta High Court order, has said that if the state government fails, then it will itself arrange an escort to bring the accused to the court. However, it has to be seen whether the state police will provide an escort to bring the accused to the court this time.
Sources said that NIA would seek the custody of the seven accused for an investigation into the unrest. However, it has to be seen whether the accused are produced in the city sessions court on Thursday and the NIA gets the custody.