A 19-year-old man, who was allegedly seen carrying a gun throughout a Ram Navami procession- adopted by a communal violence – final week in West Bengal’s Howrah district, was arrested from Bihar, the Trinamool Congress mentioned on Tuesday. The West Bengal Police mentioned the youth, recognized as Sumit Shaw, was arrested from Munger in Bihar.
A video of Shaw purportedly brandishing a firearm through the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) Shobha Yatra in Howrah had gone viral on social media after it was shared on Twitter by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee. Banerjee had alleged that the video portrayed the BJP’s “dangabaji method” to unleash communal violence. The BJP, nevertheless, rejected the TMC nationwide normal secretary’s claims.
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After Shaw’s arrest, Trinamool Congress chief Kunal Ghosh hit out at BJP’s ‘fact-checking’ expertise after denying the accused’s participation within the VHP rally. “He (Shaw) has confessed his participation within the procession with firearms. BJP, who’s grasp of spreading faux information, yesterday have been claiming of fact-checking this subject. What is going to they are saying now?” Ghosh tweeted.
On March 30, a number of autos have been set on fireplace after two teams clashed in Howrah amid Ram Navami celebrations. In the course of the procession, the rioters vandalised private and non-private properties and set autos on fireplace.
Following the violence in Howrah, the West Bengal authorities on Friday handed over the probe to Felony Investigation Division (CID).
On Monday, West Bengal’s Hooghly district reported a recent stone-pelting incident, all native and mail categorical prepare providers working to and from Rishra railway station have been disrupted for almost three hours. In a tweet, BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari alleged that whereas “Rishra is burning”, all the state administration is on a seaside vacation in Digha.
Communal clashes have rocked elements of Bengal since two teams sparred over a Ram Navami procession final week.
Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP and puzzled why Ram Navami rallies have been being organised for 5 days. She alleged the rallies have been being intentionally taken by means of Muslim-majority areas with out police permission.