In a big escalation of unrest in West Bengal, Kolkata Police arrested 126 protesters, consisting of 103 males and 23 females, throughout a march in direction of the state secretariat, Nabanna, at the moment. The demonstrators had been voicing their calls for for the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee following the alleged rape and homicide of a physician on the state-run RG Kar Medical School and Hospital earlier this month.
In response to sources, the protest turned violent, leading to accidents to fifteen police personnel. Authorities employed lathis (batons), tear fuel, and water cannons to disperse the group as they tried to breach police barricades.
Kunal Ghosh, a spokesperson for the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), said that the people concerned within the violent clashes weren’t college students.
He mentioned, “They weren’t college students and their primary demand of justice is our demand. There was not a giant gathering; a most of 3000 individuals had been there. They had been making an attempt to interrupt barricades and assault police; stones had been pelted, and police officers had been injured, however the Police didn’t open fireplace. Minimal motion has been taken by the police to disperse the mob.”
In response to the violent incidents, Kolkata Police additionally launched photographs of a number of people they allege had been concerned within the clashes. The police have urged the general public to help in figuring out these depicted within the photographs. A submit shared on the platform X included a request for anybody with info to come back ahead, both on to police or by means of their native police station.
However, Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) has declared a 12-hour bandh in West Bengal to protest police motion on contributors marching to the state secretariat.
The march got here in response to the tragic rape and homicide of a 31-year-old physician at RG Kar Medical School and Hospital.
Sukanta Majumdar, the President of Bengal BJP, introduced urging residents to take part within the normal strike scheduled from 6 AM to six PM tomorrow.
Majumdar condemned the incident, describing it as a grave concern for public security and demanded instant motion from the state authorities.
