In lower than 24 hours after the elections, Sandeshkhali, already troubled by violence, witnessed one other spherical of skirmishes on Sunday. This time, it was between native ladies and the police when the Speedy Motion Drive (RAF) personnel arrived and detained one particular person in reference to assaults on policemen, information company PTI reported. Ladies in Agarhati village within the Sandeshkhali space engaged in a scuffle with the RAF personnel, felled tree trunks, and blocked roads because the police arrived seeking people accused of assaulting them the earlier night time.
“We’ve got not arrested anybody, however native ladies have began protesting. A few of our feminine colleagues are injured. We try to speak to them and take away the barricades from the roads,” a senior officer from Basirhat Police District instructed PTI.
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The officer additionally talked about that there was an try by the native ladies to grab the detained particular person, nevertheless it was thwarted. “We try to deliver the state of affairs beneath management. An enormous variety of RAF, Fast Response Workforce (QRT) and policemen are current right here,” he added.
Sandeshkhali, a riverine delta bordering the Sundarbans, has been tense since January 5 when a staff from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was attacked throughout a raid on the premises of TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh in reference to an alleged ration rip-off. Sheikh and his accomplices have been arrested by West Bengal Police on February 29 for his or her involvement within the assault on the ED officers.
Following the mob assault by round 1,000 folks, through which three ED officers have been injured, a deputy director of the company filed a grievance with the superintendent of police in Basirhat.
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West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose Writes To CM Mamata Banerjee
Amidst this escalating violence, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose expressed his considerations on Sunday. Chatting with PTI, Bose stated he has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to take instant motion to revive peace in Sandeshkhali. “I’m a bit fearful in regards to the state of affairs in Sandeshkhali. From the inputs I’ve obtained, I’ve come to learn about incidents of assaults on the ladies of Sandeshkhali inside hours after the polling was over yesterday. I’ve written to the Chief Minister in regards to the steps taken on this regard,” Bose said.
The Governor additionally assured the residents of Sandeshkhali of their security. “If such assaults proceed and the inhabitants are tortured, I’ll open the doorways of the Raj Bhavan for them to come back and keep right here. They are going to be offered secure shelter right here,” he added.
In the meantime, the BJP claimed a “renewed try to intimidate the folks” of Sandeshkhali.
“After polling day, there may be renewed try to intimidate the folks of #Sandeshkhali. These are visuals from Sales space no 35, Sarberia, Sardeshkhali. WB Police together with TMC goons are threatening folks. They stated, submit 4th June, they’ll make all the ladies widows. BJP management is presently on the spot. Simply WATCH how ladies of #Sandeshkhali are pushing again, combating again and revolting in opposition to Mamata Banerjee’s anarchy. It is a signal of a brand new starting in Bengal… the struggle in opposition to injustice that the world ought to sit up and take word. Mamata Banerjee’s police can’t defeat Durga Swaroopa Naari Shakti,” BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya posted.
After polling day, there may be renewed try to intimidate the folks of #Sandeshkhali.
These are visuals from Sales space no 35, Sarberia, Sardeshkhali.
WB Police together with TMC goons are threatening folks. They stated, submit 4th June, they’ll make all the ladies widows. BJP… pic.twitter.com/uHUYVP6Sq1
— Amit Malviya (मोदी का परिवार) (@amitmalviya) June 2, 2024
The state of affairs stays tense, with a considerable police presence making an attempt to revive order and forestall additional violence.