West Bengal Police lathi-charged the workers of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), who were protesting against the state government over the Sandeshkhali incident in Siliguri on Monday.
The Police also detained many ABVP workers who were protesting, including ABVP’s national secretary, Yajnavalkya Shukla. Later in the evening, all arrested ABVP workers have been released.
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The Police did lathicharge on the ABVP workers today in Siliguri.
ABVP called for a march in protest of the Sandeshkhali incident.
The Police also arrested several ABVP workers. pic.twitter.com/elE1Ed2HXh
The ABVP called for a protest march against the atrocities on the women in Sandeshkhali. The protest march was scheduled to reach ‘Uttar Kanya’- the secretariat of North Bengal in Siliguri. But to stop the march, heavy police forces along with RAF were deployed.
As the march was started, the Police tried to stop the protesters. But as the protesters attempted to cross the barricade and marched further, the police and RAF lathi-charged. Several protesters were injured. The police also detained several workers.
Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned nine people, including some close aides and acquaintances of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh, to appear before it on Monday in the case related to the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali on January 5.