A Teacher was tied with a rope, dragged and beaten up by a group, allegedly including a TMC leader Amal Sarkar, after she protested against their bid.
West Bengal| A police complaint has been registered against five people, allegedly including a TMC leader after a primary school teacher was assaulted by the group for protesting against their bid to acquire her land forcibly for construction of a road in West Bengal’s South Dinajpur district.
An investigation into the matter is underway.
The video of the incident was widely shared on social media, following which the panchayat leader, identified as Amal Sarkar, was suspended. According to the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of the women is a saffron party supporter.
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The video shows the teacher being hit with an iron rod, and then being tied up and dragged around 30 feet. She was then allegedly locked inside a Trinamool supporter’s house.
When her sister intervened, she too was tied up and assaulted. According to the complaint registered by the sisters, personal belongings like the gold chain and mobile phone were snatched from them.
The sisters were later rescued by the locals and taken to a nearby hospital. Leaders from the party, including South Dinajpur district’s BJP chief Binoy Burman, visited the sisters in the hospital.
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