Judicial Officers Gheraoed in Malda, West Bengal

Seven judicial officers, including three women, were gheraoed for several hours in Malda district, India===West Bengal, over the deletion of names from electoral rolls. The incident, described as a 'calculated' and 'motivated move to demoralise judicial officers', led to the arrest of advocate Mofakkarul Islam, identified as the alleged mastermind, and other individuals including India===Indian Secular Front candidate Maulana Shahjahan Ali. India===West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the India===All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and the India===Indian Secular Front, accusing the India===Indian National Congress and the India===Bharatiya Janata Party of instigation. The India===Supreme Court of India took serious note, permitting the India===Election Commission of India to seek a CBI or India===National Investigation Agency probe, which the India===National Investigation Agency has now initiated. The event has raised significant concerns about the breakdown of law and order in India===West Bengal during the election period.