Life partially affected in Bengal due to BJP strike
Kolkata, June 3: Life on Sunday was partially affected in West Bengal's Purulia district due to a 12-hour strike called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after two of their party workers were allegedly murdered within a span of three days.
The body of 32-year-old Dulal Kumar was found hanging from a high-tension tower in Dabha village on Saturday morning.
Claiming that the victim was a prominent party worker, the BJP accused the ruling Trinamool Congress for the murder and sought a CBI probe into it.
Another body of a 20-year-old BJP worker named Trilochan Mahato was also found hanging from a tree in Balarampur arear of the same district last week with a message inscribed on the back of his T-shirt, accusing him of supporting the BJP.
The Trinamool has, however, denied its involvement in either of the incidents. The state government has handed over the probe to the Criminal Investigation Department.
"Law and order situation has been under control. The strike has affected the life partially," a police official of Balrampur police station said.
Most shops remained shut. Private transports were not seen on the roads while state-owned transports were spotted running on the roads.
Twin killings caused tension in the Balrampur area and also in the district and the West Bengal BJP had held demonstrations protesting against the killing of their youth activists.
The BJP also demanded imposition of President's rule in the state, as party chief Amit Shah alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government had completely failed to maintain law and order.
Purulia S.P. Joy Biswas on Saturday claimed that preliminary investigation suggested the death of Kumar was a case of suicide.
Following this statement, Biswas was transferred by the Mamata Banerjee government to the post of Commanding Officer of State Armed Police 9th Battalion and Akash Magharia was given charge as Purulia SP.
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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Traffic Police has slapped a fine of Rs 11,000 on a motorcycle rider after a video of him with a woman sitting on the fuel tank of the two-wheeler facing him went viral on social media.
In the video, the man is seen riding a bike without helmet on a busy road during night hours and overtaking vehicles on the road. The woman is seen hugging him while sitting on the fuel tank facing the rider.
According to police, they received the video and after analysing the same, it was revealed that the violators were on an unknown motorcycle, driving without helmets in the night and were seen going towards Bhera underpass.
Due to flashing of light from the back side, the number of the motorcycle was not readable, following which the CCTV footage of the area was checked. Later, it was found that the incident took place between 1 am to 1.15 am on September 15, a senior police officer said.
Police search the CCTV cameras, installed at the whole stretch from Vikaspuri to Peeragarhi. The motorcycle was identified and searched for the owner of the two-wheeler -- Mohammad Mehfooz, a resident of Mohan Garden.
He was prosecuted for driving without helmet, without driving licence), and dangerous driving) on Tuesday, the officer added.
