Women's wall attacked at Kasaragod
Kasaragod, Jan 1: The Women's Wall was attacked, allegedly by some BJP-RSS workers, at Chettukund in Kasaragod district Tuesday as they lined up at the National Highway here to form the human chain.
The workers hurled stones at the women and policemen, injuring three personnel, police said.
Police fired in the air and burst teargas shells to disperse the workers.
The incident occurred just as the human wall initiative was coming to a close Tuesday evening.
Media personnel of two television channels were also attacked by the activists, who reportedly forced them to delete the visuals of the incident.
Abdul Kareem, District Police chief in charge, told PTI that the BJP-RSS workers first set fire to some dried grass and shrubs near the National Highway where the women were standing.
When police tried to chase them away, they pelted stones at the women and police, he said.
Chettukund is a BJP stronghold.
In another incident, some pro-wall activists damaged the window panes of a private bus at Palakkad when it refused to ferry women to participate in the event.
The 620 km-long human 'wall' was formed from the northern end of Kasaragod to the southern tip here as part of a state-sponsored initiative to uphold gender equality.
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WI post 195/4 despite Bumrah’s twin strikes in T20 World Cup must-win tie
Kolkata (PTI): Jasprit Bumrah snared two quick wickets in the middle overs but West Indies still posted a competitive 195 for four against India in their must-win Super 8 T20 World Cup match here on Sunday.
Sent in to bat, Roston Chase (40) and Shai Hope (32) stitched together a 68-run opening stand before Varun Chakaravarthy (1/40) broke through by removing the latter.
Bumrah (2/36) then jolted West Indies with back-to-back strikes to leave them at 103 for three in the 12th over.
Hardik Pandya (1/40) also chipped in with a wicket.
However, Jason Holder (37 not out) and Rovman Powell (34 not out) launched a late assault, adding 76 off 35 balls, to take the total close to the 200-run mark.
Brief score:
West Indies: 195-4 in 20 overs (Roston Chase 40; Jasprit Bumrag 2/36).
