Bengal cops probe conspiracy angle behind conflict in South 24 Parganas

“A clash between two groups occurred yesterday afternoon in Rabindra Nagar police station area and adjacent areas of Nadial over illegal construction and plantation on govt land without any permission whatsoever and replacing an existing shop in the process, resulting in brick-batting at police and isolated vandalism in the vicinity. Whether the illegal construction was planned and designed as a conspiracy to fuel communal tension is also being probed in all seriousness,” the #West Bengal police stated in a publish on X.

The hassle erupted on Wednesday afternoon after an try to plant Tulsi saplings in entrance of a temple on a pavement the place a Muslim fruit vendor used to run his store.

About 10 police personnel had been injured once they tried to cease the 2 teams. Several outlets had been ransacked by the mob on Wednesday.

Rahul Goswami, superintendent of police (SP) #Diamond Harbour police district, instructed a information convention on Thursday that no less than 40 folks concerned within the assaults had been arrested until Thursday afternoon. “Raids will continue. On Wednesday evening we also arrested a Rabindra Nagar resident named Nabin Chandra Roy and four others when they were carrying bomb making materials on three motorcycles,” Goswami stated.

The police officer stated Roy had claimed to be a member of the #Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the #Bharatiya Janata Party and stated that the bomb making supplies had been procured for self-defence. “We are investigating the role of Roy and his associates. Similarly, the role of #Muslims involved in the violence is also under scanner,” Goswami stated.

“Since the controversial site is very close to the Rabindra Nagar police station, the role of local policemen will be reviewed as well,” Goswami added.

The RSS countered the declare, saying Roy was by no means its member.

“We never had any member called Nabin Chandra Roy. Should the police go by his claims or probe his antecedents instead? Six political murders took place in the #Diamond Harbour police district after the 2021 assembly polls. Did the police hold a press conference like this after those incidents?” Jishnu Basu, the RSS basic secretary in south Bengal area, instructed HT.

In its publish on X, the #West Bengal police stated the scenario was now peaceable and underneath management. “Prohibitory orders under 163 BNSS have been imposed in Rabindra Nagar PS area in the interest of peace. Representatives of all political parties or groups are advised not to visit the area till 163 BNSS is in place,” the state police stated.

BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, the chief of the opposition within the state meeting, has demanded that the case be handed over to the federal National Investigation Agency (NIA) and central police forces be deployed within the space.

“The @WBPolice’s statement is a shameful attempt to whitewash a blatant communal attack on Hindus by Jihadists, reducing it to a mere ‘clash between two groups’….” Adhikari wrote on X.

BJP legislators protested contained in the state meeting and staged a walk-out after meeting speaker Biman Banerjee refused to confess two adjournment motions moved over the Rabindra Nagar violence.

Some BJP legislators met governor CV Ananda Bose as effectively. “The governor assured the delegation that their concerns will be duly noted and taken forward with appropriate authorities for immediate necessary action and report,” the Raj Bhavan stated in an announcement.

BJP state president Sukanta Majundar tried to go to #Maheshtala however was stopped by the police. He was later detained by police for attempting to stage an indication close to the residence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

The ruling Trinamool Congress alleged that the incident was half of a bigger conspiracy by BJP to incite violence throughout Bengal

“When an active BJP and RSS worker has been arrested with explosive materials, BJP leaders such as Suvendu Adhikari, Sukanta Majumdar and Amit Malviya are making provocative statements to incite unrest,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated.