TMC counters cops over ‘linguistic terror', brings migrant family to Bengal
The family, originally from Malda and residing in Delhi for over two decades, appeared at a press conference alongside TMC leaders including MPs Mausam Noor and Samirul Islam, Minister Firhad Hakim, and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh. The woman in the video, Sajnur Parveen, accused the Delhi Police of harassment, abuse, and extortion.
'Four men in plain clothes came asking for my Aadhaar and my husband's whereabouts. I was called Bangladeshi, slapped, kicked in the stomach, and asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.' They demanded Rs 25,000, and the next day, we were picked up, tortured, and forced to sign documents,' she said.
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