Police come under attack in Howrah, two personnel injured
Policemen being chased by mob in West Bengal's Howrah district (Screengrab from Video Shared By BJP4Bengal On Twitter)
Kolkata: Two police personnel were injured as a mob hurled bricks and vandalised two security force vehicles after lawkeepers tried to enforce the lockdown in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Tuesday.
A police officer said the violence broke out when the police team stopped some youths wandering on Belilius Road in Tikiapara area amidst the lockdown.
When the police personnel chased the youths with batons and ordered them to go home, they started to argue, and the heated exchanges soon led to a scuffle.
A large mob then poured on to the streets, chased the policemen, threw bricks and vandalised two police jeeps.
As the tension spread, police reinforcements were rushed in, and the Rapid Action Force personnel deployed in the area.
West Bengal Police personnel attacked by stone-pelting mob for trying to enforce lockdown in Tikiapara, Howrah. Thanks to Mamata Banerjee’ appeasement politics, her loyal voters are now attacking policemen, even while Bengal faces a tough fight against #Covid19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/TXzNreKvvR
— BJP Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) April 28, 2020
State Forest Minister Rajiv Banerjee said strict action would be taken in the incident, which he described as “highly condemnable”.
Howrah district has been declared a red zone (area with a large number of coronavirus cases) .
A complete lockdown has been declared in 56 containment zones in the district.
IANS
