Kolkata, Oct 16, 2025

One more person has been arrested in connection with the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and party MLA Shankar Ghosh in Nagrakata of West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri.

With the fresh arrest, six people have been held in the assault case so far.

According to police sources, a search operation was conducted in the Nagrakata area on Wednesday night. A person named Mannan Sarkar was arrested by the officers investigating the incident.

Jalpaiguri Additional Superintendent of Police Samir Ahmed said on Thursday, “A person involved in the incident was arrested from Nagrakata on Wednesday night. His name is Mannan Sarkar. We will seek his custody after producing him in court. We are investigating whether anyone else was involved in the incident.”

Earlier, five people were arrested

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