Charges of attempted murder, rioting with deadly weapons, arson, criminal assault on public servant, and criminal conspiracy. 11 cases filed. 147 protesters arrested. Kolkata Police’s crackdown on the Nabanna Abhijan mob has begun after senior police personnel suffered severe injuries, with an officer partially losing his vision and five others fighting for their lives.
The protest ostensibly led by students was being held over the rape-murder of a young doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College this month. However, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress has alleged that it was backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Charges against rioters
News18 has accessed copies of all 11 FIRs lodged across several police stations including Amherst Street, Maidan, Hastings, Alipore, South Port, New Market, Muchipara, Burrabazar, and Jorasanko.
“We have initiated 11 cases and arrested 147 persons as of now. Corresponding sections of attempt to murder, rioting, rioting with deadly weapons, arson, damage of public property, and inflicting grievous injury on public servants under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) have been slapped against the offenders,” said a senior officer of Kolkata Police.
Cop loses eye, several others injured
Following the incidents of violence during the protest march towards chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s seat of power at Nabanna, at least five police officers were grievously injured. A traffic police sergeant, Debashish Chakraborty, lost his sight in one eye as he was hit by a piece of brick.
The medical report of Chakraborty, accessed by News 18, says “trauma to the left eye after being hit by a brick has caused permanent and severe tear of cornea”.
The unrest, marked by intense confrontation between the protesters and the police, underscores the growing tensions in the city. The authorities are continuing their crackdown, with more arrests likely in the coming days as investigations proceed.
Sayan Lahiri and Suvankar Haldar, two of the organisers of the protest rally, have been picked up, said a senior police officer of Kolkata Police.
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