TMC activists raid BJP worker's house, 5 hurt

Police said the family members have lodged a complaint with us and they will initiate a case against the accused.

Biswabrata Goswami

Statesman News Service

MIDNAPORE, 5 MAY: At least five persons including women were injured when a group of Trinamul Congress workers flouting the lockdown norms raided the house of a BJP worker at Dudhkomra village under Daspur police station limits in West Midnapore today.

The incident occurred hours after the victim’s family head lodged a complaint against a neighbourer named Prabhash Kotal, a Trinamul Congress worker with the Daspur police yesterday.

The BJP worker, Shyamal Kotal alleged that the accused had forcefully cut down several trees grown in their land for his vested interest. “Today, when I went to our land to take photos of the felled trees, some labourers were then taking rest under the trees there. Prabhash misled the labourers against me and attacked my house along with them. They ransacked my house and beat up my aged mother and wife. They also broke the iron grill of my house”, Shyamal alleged.

Police said the family members have lodged a complaint with us and they will initiate a case against the accused.

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The BJP Ghatal district president Antara Bhattacharya said, “A group of TMC workers attacked the house of our party worker on a silly matter. I have asked the police to take action on the attackers unless our party will take necessary action”.
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A Trinamul Congress leader, however, said our party does not support it and if the party finds that any party worker was involved with this incident for their vested interest, action would be taken against them.