The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against 12 people in a case related to the attack on the convoy of BJP leader Priyangu Pandey and his associates in Bhatpara area of North 24 Parganas district in August.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Abed Khan alias Bunty, Mohammad Arif, Wasimuddin Ansari alias Bhuma, Mohammad Naseem, Firdush Iqbal, Mohammad Tanveer, Sanjay Shaw, Mohammad Chand, Akash Singh, Mohammad Sohaib Akhtar, Mohammad Akbar and Sagar Singh. Has been done as. Said in a statement.
The charge sheet filed before a special NIA court here has revealed a criminal conspiracy behind the attack, the statement said.
Pandey and his team were attacked with explosives and firearms on August 28 near Gate No. 3, Anglo Indian Jute Mill Staff Quarters, Bhatpara. His driver Ravi Verma and a close aide Rabi Singh suffered bullet injuries in the attack.
The attack took place when the convoy was going to the house of former MP Arjun Singh.