CBI arrests key accused in 2021 post-poll murder case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a proclaimed offender who had been absconding since 2021 in connection with a post-poll violence case following the West Bengal Assembly elections that year.

The arrested accused has been identified as Nazir Hossen. According to a statement issued by the CBI on Thursday afternoon, he was apprehended from the residence of his father-in-law in North 24-Parganas district.

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The CBI began investigating post-poll violence cases in the state following an order of the Calcutta High Court in 2021. In one such case, it was alleged that Nazir Hossen, in criminal conspiracy with other accused persons, surrounded Hasnur Zaman ~ a victim of the post-poll violence ~ on the morning of 2 May, 2021, while armed with firearms, hand bombs and iron rods.