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  NIA arrests two accused in Malda pre-poll SIR-related violence cases

  India | June 04, 2026 23:12 IST

  The incident occurred during the SIR exercise in the Kaliachowk area of Malda district, and according to the order, seven judicial officers were gheraoed by "anti-social elements".

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  West Bengal Election result: How Muslim-dominated seats, including Murshidabad, Malda, shaped polls

  May 05, 2026 14:26 IST

  Several Muslim-majority regions were in focus this time, as psephologists predicted significant polarisation in the election. Contests in districts such as Murshidabad, Malda, and Uttar Dinajpur remained under close watch.

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  Malda hostage case: TMC candidate Sabina Yasmin among nine summoned by NIA

  May 03, 2026 14:35 IST

  The case relates to a shocking incident on April 1, when seven judicial officers were held hostage for over 10 hours at the Kaliachak-II block office in Mothabari, Malda district of West Bengal.

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  Malda gherao case: ISF leader Gulam Rabbani arrested, probe underway

  April 12, 2026 23:55 IST

  Rabbani is said to be an influential ISF figure in the region and had reportedly held a meeting in Mothabari just a day before the incident.

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  Haqiqat Kya Hai : Was the Malda incident a TMC conspiracy, How many masterminds were there?

  Hakikat Kya Hai | April 04, 2026 3:13 IST

  Voting for the 1st phase of West Bengal elections will take place. But even before that, conspiracies against Modi and EC have begun, and the location of this conspiracy is Malda.

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  Muqabla : Malda incident completely reversed the Bengal elections, How much did the BJP gain?

  News | April 04, 2026 3:02 IST

  Has the Malda incident completely reversed the Bengal elections? Has the Owaisi experiment in Malda disrupted the Muslim vote balance? What happened in Malda on Wednesday is undoubtedly being considered a failure of law and order.

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  Coffee Par Kurukshetra: The 'Malda incident' has decided the May 4th verdict!

  Kurukshetra | April 04, 2026 2:57 IST

  Malda has marked a major turning point in the Bengal elections. The case of judicial officers being held hostage in Malda is heating up. The Election Commission has handed over the investigation of the entire case to the NIA. The NIA has also begun a preliminary investigation.

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  West Bengal: Malda protest mastermind arrested, 35 held as NIA probe begins

  April 03, 2026 12:10 IST

  35 people have been arrested, including the main conspirator, lawyer Mofakkarul Islam. West Bengal police apprehended him at Bagdogra airport while he was reportedly attempting to flee.

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  SC calls Bengal 'most polarised state', says judicial officers’ gherao in Malda was 'preplanned'

  India | April 02, 2026 12:04 IST

  Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said the incident was a “brazen attempt to challenge the authority of this Court" and aimed at demoralising judicial officers engaged in election-related duties.

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  Two children injured in bomb blast in West Bengal's Malda, probe begins

  April 17, 2025 19:51 IST

  The incident took place in Dinutola village of Birnagar 2 gram panchayat under Kaliachak police station area.

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  West Bengal: Clashes erupt between two communities in Malda, 34 arrested, internet suspended

  March 29, 2025 9:18 IST

  Clashes between two communities in Malda's Motabari region led to 34 arrests, internet suspension, and heightened police deployment.

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  TMC worker shot dead in West Bengal's Malda, two others critical, reports of infighting surface

  January 14, 2025 18:06 IST

  The preliminary investigation suggests that the rising factionalism inside the TMC might be the reason behind the killing, however, the TMC has refuted the claim. As per the TMC, external forces, including Bangladeshi infiltrators, could be behind the attack.

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  West Bengal: 104-year-old man walks free after spending 36-years in jail

  December 04, 2024 15:49 IST

  Rasikt Mondal was sentenced to life imprisonment by District and Sessions court in Malda in 1992 after being arrested in 1988, on the charge of murdering his brother in a land dispute case.

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  West Bengal: Six dead after SUV crashes into truck in Malda

  August 18, 2024 14:11 IST

  A few locals came forward to victims after the fatal road accident. They called the police seeing several people trapped in the damaged vehicle. They took them to a nearby hospital.

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  West Bengal: 12 including two minors die after lightning strikes Malda, two others injured

  May 16, 2024 21:11 IST

  The deceased in the horrific lightening strike incident include two minors and a couple. the district administration has announced a compensation of Rs. 2 lakh each for the families of deceased.

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  PM Modi targets TMC government over teachers' job scam in West Bengal's Malda

  India | April 26, 2024 13:16 IST

  "Under TMC rule, only one thing exists - scams totalling thousands of crores. The culprit is TMC, but the entire state is forced to pay for its deception," PM Modi said.

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  West Bengal: 12 people arrested for gambling in Malda

  November 11, 2023 20:32 IST

  A total of Rs 2.23 lakh in cash was seized from the accused, police said.

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  West Bengal: Seven people killed as lightning strikes Malda

  June 21, 2023 22:48 IST

  The District Magistrate Nitin Singhania said weighty rainstorms lashed Malda at night, during which seven individuals passed on.

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  West Bengal: TMC candidate beaten to death as violence continues in Malda

  Uttar Pradesh | June 18, 2023 8:24 IST

  According to police, TMC candidate Mustafa Sheikh was attacked and beaten by unidentified criminals in the Sujapur area on his way home in the afternoon.

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  West Bengal: Panic grips students as man enters school with pistol, petrol bomb; arrested | WATCH

  April 27, 2023 0:01 IST

  The man managed to enter the school and barge into the room where Class-8 students were seated. He was holding a gun and shouting at the students.