Latest news with #MukulMia
The Hindu
13 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
West Bengal clashes: Senior police officers in Rabindra Nagar transferred post-violence
Kolkata Senior police officers at the Rabindra Nagar Police Station in the Maheshtala area have been transferred after communal clashes shook the area three days ago. Forty people were arrested after the clashes, and several police personnel and locals were injured during the violence on June 11. Amidst rising criticism about the clashes from Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, officers Kamrujjaman Molla, Sub Divisional Police Officer, and Mukul Mia, Officer-in-Charge of Rabindra Nagar Police Station, were shifted to new posts. Government sources claimed that these were routine transfers and had no relation to the clashes. Mr. Molla was shifted to the third battalion of the West Bengal Armed Police, and Mr. Mia was transferred to the Darjeeling district in North Bengal. According to an official order on Friday (June 13), Sujan Kumar Roy, previously posted as the Circle Inspector in Ratua, Malda district, will now be the IC at Rabindra Nagar. Syed Rezaul Kabir, who previously served as the IC of Rajarhat Police Station under Bidhannagar City Police, will be the new SDPO. The incident of violence occurred just metres away from Rabindra Nagar Police Station. However, police officials stated that the deployment at the time was insufficient to contain what they described as a 'frantic' mob. Many among the mob charged at the police and injured them. However, Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has accused the police of 'inaction'. On Saturday (June 14), Mr. Adhikari said that a lot of shops were looted, many locals were injured, and businesses were ruined in the clashes. 'IC Mukul Mia is complacent with the ruling party, even though he is a public servant. That is why the people affected in the clashes have refused to take compensation from the police who have failed to protect them,' Mr. Adhikari claimed. He also said that 23 victims from the clash-affected areas of Rabindra Nagar have received compensation from the BJP leader. BJP State President and Lok Sabha MP Sukanta Majumdar said that the transfer of the police officers was 'a blatant act of deception — a dirty attempt to deflect public outrage while shielding the real culprits.' He also called the police inactive and accused that the transfer was a 'drama' staged by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal Police have consistently maintained that clashes were between two groups due to a dispute over setting up a stall and have asked people not to spread misinformation. However, Mr. Adhikari has alleged that the violence was 'communal' and shops of 'Hindus' were targeted. He moved court to get central forces deployed in the violence-hit area and sought Governor C.V. Ananda Bose's intervention. The area is now under heavy police deployment. A large contingent of the Rapid Action Force is present as the locality still simmers in the aftermath of the clashes. Only weeks earlier, in April, the State witnessed similar communal violence in Samserganj and Dhuliyan in Murshidabad district, which claimed three lives and left hundreds homeless.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Police officers transferred amid probe into South 24 Parganas clash in West Bengal
Kolkata: Two senior police officers — the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Maheshtala and the inspector-in-charge (IC) of Rabindranagar police station — were transferred on Saturday in what police officers described as a routine reshuffle. This comes in the background of a clash that broke out between two groups over an illegal construction in the Rabindranagar police station area and adjacent areas of Nadial on June 11. The trouble erupted on Wednesday afternoon after an attempt to plant Tulsi saplings in front of a temple on a pavement where a Muslim fruit seller used to run his shop. SDPO Kamrujjaman Molla was transferred to the state armed police as the assistant commandant of the third battalion, while IC Mukul Mia was transferred to Darjeeling district in North Bengal as the inspector. 'It was a routine transfer. A few other officers from other areas including Malda and the state police's special task force were also transferred,' a senior officer said. Around 10 police personnel were injured when they tried to stop the two groups on Wednesday. Stones were pelted, police vehicles were damaged, and a two-wheeler was torched in the middle of the road. Several shops were ransacked by the mob. The police had to resort to a lathi charge and fire tear gas shells to disperse the mob, following which prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were imposed. At least 40 people involved in the attacks had been arrested till Thursday afternoon. Also Read: Bengal: 4 held after 8 cops injured, bike torched in Kolkata suburb shop clash Accusing the police of arriving late, the locals said that by the time the police had arrived, a huge mob had gathered and the clash had erupted, and police were attacked with bricks. Later, reinforcements were sent in to control the situation. 'Allegations of lapses against the police will be looked into. If there were any lapses on the part of the police, strict actions would be taken,' superintendent of the Diamond Harbour police station Rahul Goswami said. Also Read: Bengal cops probe conspiracy angle behind clash in South 24 Parganas The police on Thursday said that they are investigating if the illegal construction which triggered the clash was part of a conspiracy to fuel communal tension in South 24 Parganas district. 'A clash between two groups occurred yesterday afternoon in Rabindra Nagar police station area and adjacent areas of Nadial over illegal construction and plantation on govt land without any permission whatsoever and replacing an existing shop in the process, resulting in brick-batting at police and isolated vandalism in the vicinity. Whether the illegal construction was planned and designed as a conspiracy to fuel communal tension is also being probed in all seriousness,' the West Bengal police said in a post on X on Thursday.
