4 arrested in assault of Kolkata police officer, torching police vehicle during BJP rally
Kolkata (PTI): At least four people were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a police officer and setting a police vehicle on fire in Kolkata during the BJP's rally, an official said.
The arrests were made during night-long raids in Beliaghata, Topsia and Bowbazar areas, he said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Debajit Chattopadhyay was chased and assaulted with sticks by some people in the Bowbazar area during the BJP's 'March to Nabanna' rally on Tuesday.
A police vehicle was also torched near the Kolkata Police headquarters, Lalbazar. "The raids are still going on," said an officer of Kolkata Police on Wednesday afternoon.
The four arrested persons were identified from video clips of the two incidents, he said, adding that they have been booked under sections dealing with attempt to murder, destruction of government property and preventing public servant from performing duty.
Chattopadhyay suffered multiple fractures and is at present undergoing treatment at a hospital, he said.
BJP's national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said the attacks were the handwork of TMC supporters who got into the rally. "Our activists are being framed and false charges slapped against them," he alleged.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra said what if the West Bengal government follows the Uttar Pradesh "model" and "send bulldozers to homes of BJP workers who destroyed public property".
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Trump says Reliance to invest in new Texas oil refinery
New York/Washington, Mar 11 (PTI): US President Donald Trump has said that India’s Reliance Industries will make an investment in a new oil refinery being opened in Texas, thanking the company and "our partners in India" for the deal.
Describing it as a "historic USD 300 billion deal", Trump in a social media post on Tuesday said the project is being enabled by his administration’s "America First agenda”.
He said the deal is "the biggest in the US history" and "a massive win for American workers, energy and the great people of South Texas".
However, there has been no official communication from Reliance Industries on the deal so far.
"Thank you to our partners in India, and their largest privately held energy company, Reliance, for this tremendous investment," Trump said.
Trump said the new refinery at the Port of Brownsville will fuel US markets, strengthen national security, boost American energy production, and generate thousands of jobs.
A press release by America First Refining (AFR) said that it received a nine-figure investment in February from a "global supermajor” at a 10-figure valuation.
AFR said it also "signed a binding 20-year offtake term sheet with the same global supermajor that secures commitments to purchase, process, and distribute American-produced energy exclusively sourced from American shale oil”.
The press release did not mention Reliance Industries or specify the amount it plans to invest in the project.
The company said it plans to break ground on the refinery in the second quarter of 2026.
