Supreme Court (SC) of India has rejected a plea filed by the Government of West Bengal, challenging the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe into six instances of arson and violence during the Ram Navami procession in March and April 2023, in West Bengal, reports Hindustan times on July 25. The court upheld the NIA's jurisdiction, stating that the state had not challenged the Centre's notification handing over the investigation to NIA. The court also clarified that its observations are confined to the question of NIA's jurisdiction and not the merits of each case.