Protests erupt outside Kasba Police station as 3 arrested in alleged Kolkata college gang rape
MLA Naushad Siddiqui finally gets bail from the court on Thursday after spending around 40 days in jail. The Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA, along with several ISF supporters, was arrested on January 21 after they clashed with the police and TMC supporters at the Esplanade area in Kolkata.
A between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the ISF for control of Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district spilled over on the streets of Kolkata as protesters clashed with the police after refusing to lift a blockade in the city. At least eight policemen were injured in the clash.
The ISF, formed in 2021 by Furfura Sharif cleric Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui, was protesting against the “attack” on its workers allegedly by TMC supporters led by local strongman and former MLA Arabul Islam in Hatishala. The alleged incident occurred when the ISF workers were traveling to Kolkata to mark the party’s foundation day.
The police booked Siddiqui and the other arrested persons under several charges, including illegal assembly, destroying government property, and attempting to murder police personnel on duty.
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Protests erupt outside Kasba Police station as 3 arrested in alleged Kolkata college gang rape