PEACE LOST!

Trinamul bandh against police on Monday

 

COOCH BEHAR, Oct. 19: Trinamul Congress called a 24-hour bandh at Deocharai in Tufanganj of Cooch Behar tomorrow to stage protest against alleged police atrocities committed on the villagers last night.

 

District Trinamul Congress vice-president Mr Niranjan Dutta alleged that a team of policemen raided several houses at Deocharai last night in the name of seeking a few accused related with some cases. They reportedly broke open and ransacked the houses and also breached modesty of the women members of the families. Today, a team of Trinamul Congress leaders including district president of the party Mr Rabindra Nath Ghosh visited the area and expressed their solidarity with the aggrieved residents.

 

A large number of villagers mostly women staged roadblock on NH-31 at Chilakhana today to protest against the police misdeed, Mr Dutta claimed.

 

On the otherhand, protests were lodged with the district magistrate and the superintendent of police on behalf of the Trinamul Congress demanding measures against the offender policemen, party sources said.

 

When asked the district magistrate Mr Rajesh Kumar Sinha said he received verbal complaints from both sides and a deputy magistrate was sent today to inquire into the incident. Administrative measures may be taken after reviewing of the report submitted to him.

 

It was learnt that police also initiated a case into the incident. Though tried several times, the SP Mr DP Singh was not available over phone to make any comment into the allegations brought against police. []

 

Science Congress

 

COOCH BEHAR, Oct. 19: District level selection process for this year's National Children Science Congress was held at Kalabagan High School premises in Cooch Behar today. District Primary School Council chairman Md Nuruddin Mian and Mr Nilratan Mandal were present at the programme.

 

On behalf of 'Anasristi' sponsored Creative Learning Centre Mr Sumanta Saha said 31 scientific projects were submitted today. Students of schools concerned worked with these projects for the last two months. []