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When constabulary resorted to lathi complaint to disperse the crowd, stones and bricks were besides lobbed astatine the officials. (@BJP4Bengal/X)
Internet entree was partially restored this greeting successful West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, but it remains suspended successful Beldanga and adjacent areas, wherever a immense constabulary contingent has been deployed and prohibitory orders remain.
On Saturday night, tension dispersed successful Murshidabad’s Beldanga aft 2 groups clashed implicit an “objectionable” connection connected a integer show committee astatine a impermanent gross of a Kartik Puja pandal, injuring six radical and prompting the information measures.
“The concern is peaceful and nether control. The Internet has been restored. But prohibitory orders remain. Police unit excessively are connected the ground,” said a elder constabulary serviceman of Murshidabad district.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Police took to X connected Sunday, posting, “Malicious efforts are being made from definite quarters to dispersed misinformation and rumours astir past night’s incidental astatine Beldanga successful Murshidabad wherever clashes took spot betwixt 2 groups implicit immoderate condemnable mischief… Sternest imaginable ineligible enactment volition beryllium taken against law-breakers arsenic the rumour-mongers.”
Malicious efforts are being made from definite quarters to dispersed misinformation and rumours astir past night’s incidental astatine Beldanga successful Murshidabad wherever clashes took spot betwixt 2 groups implicit immoderate condemnable mischief. President and caput of the committee wherever this…
— West Bengal Police (@WBPolice) November 17, 2024
The station besides added, “The president and caput of the committee wherever this incidental took spot person been arrested. Prompt enactment has been taken by the constabulary against vandalism and unit by arresting 17 persons. No casualty… has been reported anyplace successful the district. Six persons were injured and are nether due treatment. The information of each injured is stable. The concern is nether control. Sharp constabulary vigil continues…”
On Saturday night, aft the quality dispersed of the “objectionable” message, groups of radical gathered, lobbed bricks and crude bombs, and torched a constabulary vehicle. Shops successful the municipality were ransacked, arsenic good arsenic a fewer houses.
When constabulary resorted to lathi complaint to disperse the crowd, stones and bricks were besides lobbed astatine the officials.
Later that night, prohibitory orders were imposed nether conception 163 of BNS (which prohibits gatherings of much than 5 people).
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