KOLKATA: A Trinamool leader, who is on the National Investigation Agency (NIA) list in connection with the Arjun Nagar bomb blast case in Bhagwanpur in East Midnapore district, has been arrested, police said on Saturday.
The arrested person has been identified as Trinamool Congress leader Subir Maity.
The police said the arrest was made on Friday night.
He will be produced before a court in Contai in East Midnapore district later in the day.
In December 2022, a bomb blast occurred in Naduabila village of Arjun Nagar gram panchayat area of Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, which killed three people, including a Trinamool leader.
The NIA has been investigating the incident on the orders of the Calcutta High Court.
Sources said that the names of several Trinamool leaders came up during the investigation. Among them was Subir Maity, a resident of Arjun Nagar village.
Acting on a tip-off, the police of the Bhupati Nagar police station raided and recovered bomb-making ingredients. The accused Subir Maity was also arrested.