After Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, Hindu women are protesting against the torture of the TMC leader in the Panchla area of Howrah district of West Bengal.

The women of the area alleged that gangs of TMC leader Sheikh Khalil attacked them. They abused, beat up and molested them, alleged protesting Hindu women. 

The women also alleged that TMC leader Sheikh Khalil had been trying to grab a pond illegally, spread over 360 Bigha. The pond is sacred for them, said the Hindu residents. The water of the pond is the primary source for their daily chores. Also, the water of the pond is used for the farm work. 

Today, local women protested against TMC panchayat member Sk Khalil in Panchla of Howrah. They alleged that this TMC leader is illegally filling the sacred tank from which the puja water of the area is collected. Sk Khalil's goons brutally tortured the villagers for protesting.. pic.twitter.com/NiCd0fgZAJ

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But, using his political power and managing the local police and administration, Sheikh Khalil, a known TMC leader and a panchayat member, grabbed the pond illegally. When the villagers protested, Sheikh Khalil inflicted torture upon them. 

As per the reports, the women were molested and abused by the goons of the TMC leader and panchayat member Sheikh Khalil. Their sarees and blouses were torn. Demanding justice, the victim women gathered in the area. Brooms and sticks in hand, the women of the area demanded to stop the illegal grab of the sacred pond.