Ram Navami violence: 1 killed, 5 police personnel injured in Bengal
Kolkata: A 50-year-old man was killed and five police personnel were injured including deputy superintendent of police as clashes broke out during a Ram Navami rally in West Bengal's Purulia district on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as SK Sajahan, was caught in the scuffle.
Additional Director General of Police Anuj Sharma said that violence erupted between the two groups over the Ram Navami procession taken out in the Arsha police station area of the district.
BJP and Trinamool Congress had organized processions in various parts of the state on Sunday to celebrate Ram Navami. At several places, armed processions were taken out to mark the occasion.
West Bengal BJP president, Dilip Ghosh was seen participating in one such rally with a sword and a mace In Kharagpur.
“Despite the police not giving permission, armed rallies were taken out at various places. The police will take legal action against it,” Anuj Sharma said.
TMC leaders of Purulia district alleged that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) took out an armed Ram Navami procession, where children were seen wielding weapons. However, state VHP president Sachindranath Singha denied the allegation saying, “We had not taken out any armed Ram Navami procession.
Some people were arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, Sharma informed.
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10-year-old boy stuck in borewell in MP's Guna, rescue operation on
Bhopal, Dec 28: A 10-year-old boy fell into an open borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Saturday evening and a rescue operation was underway, officials said.
The incident took place in Raghogarh area.
Sumit Meena, the boy, slipped into the open shaft of the borewell at Pipliya village, about 50 km from Guna district headquarters, about 5 pm.
He was trapped at a depth of around 39 feet, Raghogarh Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh told PTI from the spot.
A parallel pit has been dug to rescue him, he said.
While police started the rescue operation immediately, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had also arrived from Bhopal, the MLA said.
Oxygen was being pumped into the borewell, he said.
