Saokat Molla is an Indian Gangster[1] cum politician member of All India Trinamool Congress.[2][3] He was an MLA, elected from the Canning Purba constituency in the 2016 West Bengal state assembly election.[4][5] In 2021 assembly election he was re-elected from the same constituency.[6][7][8]
Saokat Molla | |
|---|---|
 Saokat Molla in March 2023 | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2026 | |
| Preceded by | Abdur Razzak Molla |
| Constituency | Canning Purba |
| Personal details | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Profession | Gangster[1], Politician |
Controversy
editPrior to 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election a song became viral Saokat toh Mach Chor (Saokat is fish thief) in social media.[9] Molla alleged that the song was created by Indian Secular Front which is utterly malicious and ugly,[10] he told the media that he will move for legal action against such humiliating political campaign.[11]
Arrest by the NIA
editOn June 5, 2026, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Saokat Molla from a hideout in Kamalgazi, near Kolkata, naming him a key conspirator in the Bhangar blast case. The federal agency had taken over the probe into the March 19, 2026, explosion in South 24 Parganas, which killed one person and injured three others while crude bombs were allegedly being manufactured ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. After conducting extensive search operations across multiple properties linked to Molla and declaring him an absconder, the NIA apprehended him amid tracking indicators that he was attempting to evade arrest and potentially cross the border into Bangladesh. According to the NIA, the former Canning Purba legislator not only directed the manufacture of the explosives but also instructed co-conspirators to tamper with and destroy evidence at the scene of the explosion.[1][12]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Sengupta, Senjuti (5 June 2026). "NIA arrests ex-TMC MLA in blast case". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election Candidate Saokat Molla". NDTV. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Saokat Molla Election Affidavit". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Canning Purba Assembly Constituency". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Saokat Molla is a TMC candidate from Canning Purba constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections". News18. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Canning Purba, West Bengal Assembly election result 2021". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Saokat Molla - केनिंग पूर्व विधानसभा चुनाव 2021 परिणाम". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "ক্যানিং পূর্বে ৫২,০০০ ভোটে জিতেছেন বিদায়ী বিধায়ক সওকত মোল্লা". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Mach Chor Song: 'শওকত মাছ চোর' গানে পাগল সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া! কীভাবে বানানো? মুখ খুললেন বিদায়ী বিধায়ক | Mach Chor Song Targets Saokat Molla Goes Viral | India Hood |". 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ Bangla, TV9 (1 May 2026). "Machh Chor Song Shaukat Molla:'সত্যি কথা তো হিট হবেই', কেন 'মাছ চোর' শওকত? এই গানের নেপথ্যে লুকিয়ে কোন 'সত্যি'? গানের ইতিহাস বলে দিলেন কাইজার". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "'মাছ চোর' গান নিয়ে মুখ খুললেন শওকত, নাম না করে নওশাদকে একহাত নিলেন তৃণমূল প্রার্থী". sangbadpratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bhangar blast prime suspect, former TMC MLA Saokot Molla, produced before NIA court". ANI via Reuters Connect. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.