Mograhat tense but under control
Diamond Harbour: The situation in Nainan Mallikpara area
where two persons were killed and 40 injured in mob violence and police firing
remained tense but under control on friday, police said.
The condition of one of the injured identified as Khokan Mondal was critical in Chittaranjan hospital in Kolkata.
The condition of one of the injured identified as Khokan Mondal was critical in Chittaranjan hospital in Kolkata.
The Rapid Action Force deployed after the violence was being
withdrawn from the area under Mograhat police station in South 24 Parganas district.
However, police patrolling was on.
A Trinamool Congress team led by its General
Secretary Mukul Roy visited the Diamond Harbour hospital where several injured
villagers and policemen were admitted. However, police patrolling was on.
Senior CPI(M) leaders Abdur Rezzak Mollah, MLA, and former minister Kanti Ganguly would be visiting the village, party sources said.
Meanwhile, SUCI(C), electoral ally of the ruling TC, has called for a 12-hour Mograhat bandh on Saturday in protest against the police firing.
Party leader Debaprasad Sarkar demanded compensation of Rs five lakh each to the family of the deceased and Rs one lakh to that of the injured.
The village turned into a battle field when a section of villagers clashed with power department personnel and police over power theft on thursday.
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