The West Bengal government has imposed Section 144 in 17 areas under two gram panchayats in Sandeshkhali until June 4-evening following the violence which erupted in the area after June 1 Lok Sabha election.
Hossain Mehendi, Basirhat Superintendent of Police, on Sunday, June 2, announced the prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the areas from Sarberia to Bayermari under the Nazat police station limits. The areas also include Rajbari, Hatgacho and Kanmari.
Violence and arson was reported in Bermajur, Bayarmari, Agarhati and Kanmari other areas in Sandeshkhali on the polling day. They fall under the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency.
Violence in Sandeshkhali
Sandeshkhali witnessed violence erupt between women and the police on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the election was over there. The violence broke out after the police personnel went there and detained one person in connection with attacks on policemen.
Local women in Agarhati village, located in the Sandeshkhali area, clashed with Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel. They felled tree trunks and blocked roads when police arrived searching for individuals accused of attacking them on Saturday night, according to a senior police officer.
“We have not arrested anyone, but local women have started protesting. Some of our female colleagues are injured. We are trying to talk to them and remove the barricades from the roads,” the officer in Basirhat Police District told PTI.