<p>Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued summons to three <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=TMC">Trinamool Congress</a> leaders asking them to appear before its officers for questioning in connection with the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/west-bengal/nia-officials-attacked-villagers-in-bengal-not-other-way-round-mamata-2967855">Bhupatinagar</a> blast case, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The three leaders -- Manab Kumar Karaya, Subir Maity and Naba Kumar Ponda -- have been asked to appear before NIA officers here on Monday, he said.</p>.<p>"Three TMC leaders have been summoned to our city office for questioning on Monday morning," the officer told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.Modi-Mamata war of words ensues amid Bhupatinagar row; TMC alleges BJP-NIA nexus.<p>The trio had skipped appearing before NIA officers when summoned for questioning last week.</p>.<p>The two arrested TMC leaders were 'not cooperating' with our officers, the NIA officer said.</p>.<p>A team of the NIA was allegedly attacked by a mob on Saturday when it went to arrest two main suspects in a 2022 Bhupatinagar blast case in Purba Medinipur district, sparking a political slugfest with West Bengal Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Mamata%20Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a> accusing the investigators of assaulting the villagers.</p>.Bengal police files FIR against NIA officials; agency says attack on its team unprovoked.<p>The NIA said one of its officers was injured and a vehicle was damaged in the attack that happened in Bhupatinagar.</p>.<p>The attack on the NIA team happened around three months after villagers and locals assaulted a team of Enforcement Department (ED) officers when they went to raid the residence of, now arrested, TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh on January 5 in connection with the alleged ration scam.</p>
<p>Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued summons to three <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=TMC">Trinamool Congress</a> leaders asking them to appear before its officers for questioning in connection with the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/west-bengal/nia-officials-attacked-villagers-in-bengal-not-other-way-round-mamata-2967855">Bhupatinagar</a> blast case, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The three leaders -- Manab Kumar Karaya, Subir Maity and Naba Kumar Ponda -- have been asked to appear before NIA officers here on Monday, he said.</p>.<p>"Three TMC leaders have been summoned to our city office for questioning on Monday morning," the officer told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.Modi-Mamata war of words ensues amid Bhupatinagar row; TMC alleges BJP-NIA nexus.<p>The trio had skipped appearing before NIA officers when summoned for questioning last week.</p>.<p>The two arrested TMC leaders were 'not cooperating' with our officers, the NIA officer said.</p>.<p>A team of the NIA was allegedly attacked by a mob on Saturday when it went to arrest two main suspects in a 2022 Bhupatinagar blast case in Purba Medinipur district, sparking a political slugfest with West Bengal Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=Mamata%20Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a> accusing the investigators of assaulting the villagers.</p>.Bengal police files FIR against NIA officials; agency says attack on its team unprovoked.<p>The NIA said one of its officers was injured and a vehicle was damaged in the attack that happened in Bhupatinagar.</p>.<p>The attack on the NIA team happened around three months after villagers and locals assaulted a team of Enforcement Department (ED) officers when they went to raid the residence of, now arrested, TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh on January 5 in connection with the alleged ration scam.</p>