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03-05-2025
- Politics
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Two men arrested for pasting Pakistan flag in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas
The West Bengal Police has arrested two members of a Hindutva group named Sanatani Ekta Manch after they allegedly pasted the flag of Pakistan on the wall of a washroom beside Akaipur railway station. The two men were arrested on charges of attempting to instigate communal violence in the Gopalnagar area of the North 24 Parganas district. 'Yesterday night, a Pakistani National flag was found to be pasted on the walls of a washroom beside Akaipur railway station under Gopalnagar PS [police station],' the police wrote in a social media post. It added: 'Investigation revealed that this was wilfully done by 1. Chandan Malakar (30) and 2. Progyajit Mondal (45), both local residents.' The police said that Malakar and Mondal confessed to the act. The two men had also planned to write 'Hindustan murdabad and Pakistan zindabad', or death to India and long-live Pakistan, on the wall to 'create communal disturbance', it added. 'We shall spare no efforts to bring to book those who are hatching such conspiracies to trigger communal unrest,' the police stated. This comes against the backdrop of incidents of violence and intimidation against Muslims being reported from several states in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Twenty-six persons were killed and 17 were injured in the attack near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. The attack took place in the Baisaran area of Anantnag district. Militants fired at tourists, most of whom were from outside the state. The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, the police said. All but three of those who died were Hindu. Following the attack, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on April 24 claimed that two Kashmiri men living in Baruipur, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, had installed a 'NanoBeam 2AC compact and high-performance wireless network bridge' on the roof of their home. Police in Baruipur denied the claim and stated that both men are engineers from Madhya Pradesh and the device installed on their roof is for an internet connection.
Indian Express
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
2 Sanatani Ekta Manch activists arrested for ‘pasting' Pakistan flag in Bengal; police claim accused had plans to instigate communal violence
The West Bengal police arrested two members of the Sanatani Ekta Manch on charges of trying to instigate communal violence in the Gopalnagar area of Bangaon police district on Friday. The police claimed the two had pasted a Pakistan flag on the wall of a washroom beside Akaipur railway station under the Gopalnagar police station. Speaking about the arrest, the police wrote on Facebook, 'Investigation revealed that this was wilfully done by 1. Chandan Malakar (30) and 2. Progyajit Mondal (45), both local residents and active members of a political party as also of Sanatani Ekta Manch. They have confessed to the act…' They added that the accused also had plans of writing objectionable graffiti near the flag. The police further said, 'We shall spare no efforts to bring to book those who are hatching such conspiracies to trigger communal unrest.' Dinesh Kumar, Superintendent of Police, said, 'We are investigating where these guys got Pakistani flags. We are also investigating whether any other persons were behind them or not.' After this matter came to light, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh blamed the BJP for trying to create tension between groups. However, local Bangaon-Uttar BJP MLA Ashok Kirtania said, 'When Sanatani Hindus are realising that they should be united, then Mamata Banerjee 's police are doing such conspiracies.'
Express Tribune
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Two men arrested in India for pasting Pakistani flag to incite communal tensions
Listen to article Two members of a Hindu religious group have been arrested in India's West Bengal state for allegedly attempting to incite communal tensions by pasting a Pakistani flag on the wall of a railway toilet in a border district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place near a railway station on the Sealdah-Bongaon section in North 24 Parganas, close to the India-Bangladesh border. According to officials, the accused also planned to paint slogans including 'Hindustan Murdabad' and 'Pakistan Zindabad' on the wall to provoke unrest. The two men, identified as Chandan Malakar (30) and Progyajit Mondal (45), are reportedly local residents and members of Sanatani Ekta Mancha, a fringe religious outfit. 'They have confessed to the act during questioning,' said Bongaon SP Dinesh Kumar in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Police said the arrests were made under charges related to promoting enmity between groups and criminal conspiracy. The incident has triggered a political row in the region. Ashok Kirtania, a BJP MLA from Bongaon North and a senior figure in Sanatani Ekta Mancha, accused the police of fabricating the case. 'They are arresting people under false charges. This is political vendetta,' he told reporters. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) rejected the claim. 'BJP is conspiring to disrupt communal harmony in the state. Police have done their duty,' said Biswajit Das, TMC's Bongaon district president. Authorities said they are maintaining heightened security in the area to prevent any escalation. The Sealdah-Bongaon railway line is a critical corridor for commuters in the region and runs close to the international border. While no violence has been reported in connection with the case so far, local police said they are keeping 'a close watch on the situation'.
India Today
01-05-2025
- India Today
2 arrested for putting up Pak flag near railway station in Bengal
The West Bengal Police have arrested two people for allegedly putting up the Pakistani flag on the wall of a washroom near a railway station in North 24 Parganas accused were identified as Chandan Malakar (30) and Progyajit Mondal (45), who are active members of a political party and associated with a fringe outfit called Sanatani Ekta Manch, police police district SP Dinesh Kumar said the accused on Wednesday deliberately pasted Pakistani flag on the walls of a washroom at Akaipur railway station. They had allegedly planned to write 'Hindustan Murdabad' and 'Pakistan Zindabad' to create communal disturbance in the area, he said. A police source also confirmed that the accused were members of Sanatani Ekta Manch."We found a Pakistani national flag in a toilet near the railway station. Later, we identified two locals using intelligence and the source who were behind it. Our investigation reveals that they had done this deliberately. The two accused have been arrested and a case has been registered under specific sections. They were produced before the Bangaon Sub-division court," the SP when the accused were produced in court, they refuted the claims of the police and claimed they pasted the Pakistani flag to protest against the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed 26 Kumar said that the accused would be taken into police custody and a probe would be launched to find if other people were involved in the incident.(with inputs from Dipak Debnath from North 24 Parganas) IN THIS STORY#West Bengal
