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On Tuesday, around 13 people were arrested for being allegedly involved in the violence in Kolkata, West Bengal, during the BJP’s ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally.
As per the information, At least 27 policemen were injured in the violence and two had to be hospitalized after a mob rained sticks, bricks and blows on them. However, five of the 13 accused secured bail.
According to police sources, three persons — Anup Singh (22), Sahil Roy (22), and Ravikant Singh (35) — have been arrested for thrashing ACP Debjit Chatterjee. Police sources said one person, Abhijit Roy (41), was arrested for setting a police vehicle on fire on Mahatma Gandhi Road. The two severely injured policemen were admitted to the ICU.
According to the information, a total of 90 people were arrested for multiple crimes, including thrashing police personnel, vandalising government property, and violation of Section 144 during the Nabanna Abhiyan of Bengal BJP.
Meanwhile, the police have arrested four people in another case for violating Section 144. When the arrested were taken to court on Wednesday, the judge ordered them to be in police custody till September 17.
Meanwhile An investigation is going on to identify other accused from CCTV camera footage and other videos.
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