Couple in 'illicit relationship' assaulted in West Bengal, video goes viral
Raiganj (WB), Jun 30: The West Bengal Police on Sunday registered a case after a video clip of a brutal assault on a couple allegedly engaged in an illicit relationship went viral.
The man who was seen in the video beating up the two with a bamboo stick was allegedly a local TMC leader of Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district where the incident occurred following a decision of a 'salishi sabha' (Kangaroo court).
PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video which triggered widespread outrage.
Islampur Police Superintendent Joby Thomas K said the police have watched the video clip on social media and have registered a case after verification.
"We have initiated raids to arrest the culprit and will investigate the reason behind the act promptly," he said.
The video clip shows the man beating up the woman who grimaced in pain. The accused also thrashed a man with the stick.
The opposition BJP and CPI(M) accused the TMC of being involved in the incident and termed it "bulldozer justice" under the rule of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
"This is the ugly face of Mamata Banerjee’s rule in West Bengal. The guy in the video, who is beating up a woman mercilessly... is famous for giving quick justice through his ‘insaf’ sabha and is a close associate of Chopra MLA Hamidur Rahaman," BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya said in a post on X.
He claimed that there is a Sandeshkhali in every village of West Bengal and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a "curse for women".
"There is no semblance of law and order in Bengal. Will Mamata Banerjee act against this monster or defend him like she stood up for Sheikh Shahjahan?" Malviya said in the post.
Shahjahan is an arrested TMC functionary of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, where allegations of sexual abuse and land grab have been levelled against Trinamool Congress leaders.
Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government, CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim said in a post on X: "Not even #KangarooCourt! Summary trial and punishment handed out by d @AITCofficial goon... Literally bulldozer justice at Chopra under @MamataOfficial rule."
Local TMC MLA Hamidur Rahman, however, denied he has any connection with the accused and distanced himself from the incident.
He said it was a village matter and not related to the party.
TMC district president Kaniyalal Agarwal attributed the incident to the couple's alleged illicit relationship, which "did not go down well with the villagers".
He said that the party would investigate the episode.
TMC spokesperson Shantanu Sen condemned the incident but also pointed out that such kangaroo courts were common during the Left Front regime too.
This is the ugly face of Mamata Banerjee’s rule in West Bengal.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 30, 2024
The guy in the video, who is beating up a woman mercilessly, is Tajemul (popular as JCB in the area). He is famous for giving quick justice through his ‘insaf’ sabha and is a close associate of Chopra MLA Hamidur… pic.twitter.com/fuQ8dVO5Mr
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KMF achieves milestone of procurement of one crore litres of milk a day: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Jul 2: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the Karnataka Milk Federation -- known for its 'Nandini' brand of dairy products -- has achieved a milestone of procuring one crore litres of milk a day from farmers.
“The milk production in Karnataka was 90 lakh litres a day in May last year. Now, the KMF is getting one crore litres of milk a day. This is a milestone in the history of KMF,” Siddaramaiah said.
He recalled that when he was the Animal Husbandry Minister many years ago, he had handed over management of dairies to milk unions.
The Chief Minister said the State now has 15 milk unions, 15 mother dairies and 16,000 societies of milk growers.
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He said the quantity of milk in half and one litre milk packets of 'Nandini" has been increased by 50 ML due to the rising milk procurement, and proportionately prices were increased by Rs two recently.
“Due to the increase in milk production, we have increased the milk quantity in the packets. This has been done because we cannot say to the milk growers, who are basically farmers, that we cannot procure extra milk they are producing,” Siddaramaiah explained.
He said the opposition BJP did not understand this and started making a hue and cry that the Karnataka government increased the milk price.
“The BJP leaders are spreading lies on this issue because I feel that they have no concern for farmers. The government is giving Rs 5 crore a day to the milk producers as honorarium, which is Rs 1,800 crore annually,” the Chief Minister added.
ಕೆಎಂಎಫ್ ಮೊಟ್ಟ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಕೋಟಿ ಲೀಟರ್ ಹಾಲನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ನಾಡಿನ ಹೈನುಗಾರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸದೊಂದು ದಾಖಲೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಸಾಧನೆಯ ಸಂಭ್ರಮಾಚರಣೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡು ಗೋಪೂಜೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿ, ಸಾಧನೆಯ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ನಾಡಿನ ರೈತಾಪಿ ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದೆ.#ನಂದಿನಿಹಾಲು #NandiniMilk #KMF pic.twitter.com/qNBq2GT3EK
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) July 2, 2024
