'800-Strong Mob Intended To Cause Death': Probe Agency On Bengal Attack
NDTV
The agency said three of its officials were severely injured and that people in the mob robbed its personnel of their belongings, including mobile phones and wallets.
Giving chilling details about the attack on its officers, allegedly by supporters of a Trinamool Congress leader, the Enforcement Directorate has said the mob consisted of 800-1,000 people and that there was an "intention to cause death".
The agency said three of its officials were severely injured and that people in the mob robbed its personnel of their belongings, including mobile phones, wallets and laptops.
The attack occurred in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Friday, when an Enforcement Directorate team - accompanied by personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - was carrying out searches at three premises belonging to Trinamool leader Sahajahan Sheikh in connection with the alleged Public Distribution Scam.
