Security personnel deployed close to Rishra railway station April 4, 2023 amid stress after clashes broke out between two teams throughout a ‘Ram Navami’ procession on April 2, 2023 in Hooghly district.
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The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to file a report on fresh clashes in Rishra in Hooghly district after legal professionals representing senior BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari talked about the matter earlier than a division Bench.
The court docket directed Mr. Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition within the State Assembly, to file a supplementary affidavit earlier than it on the incident.
Clashes close to railway gate quantity 4 in Rishra on Monday night time had affected practice companies alongside the Howrah-Bardhaman primary line.
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A division Bench presided by Acting Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam directed the State government to file a brief report on the fresh incident of unrest in Rishra after Mr. Adhikari’s legal professionals talked about the matter earlier than the court docket.
The matter will probably be heard on April 5 together with a PIL by Mr. Adhikari, the Bench, additionally comprising Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, directed.
Two teams of individuals had clashed throughout a Ram Navami procession in Rishra on Sunday night time, following which the police clamped prohibitory orders below Section 144 of CrPC and blocked web companies within the affected space.
The Bench had on Monday directed the State government to file a complete report on April 5 on incidents of violence at Shibpur in Howrah metropolis and steps taken to guarantee peace within the affected space.
The Bench had directed the State government to submit CCTV and video footage associated to the incidents of violence.
The police have been directed by the court docket to make enough deployment as required.
Monday’s order got here on a PIL by Mr. Adhikari searching for an NIA investigation into the violence at Shibpur alleging that bombs have been hurled throughout the violence, and he additionally prayed for the deployment of central forces for making certain safety in Shibpur.
Advocate General S.N. Mookherjee, representing the State, had submitted that the state of affairs at Shibpur is below management.
