Mamata Banerjee storms police station in Kolkata, frees two party men
Mamata’s party members were involved in a brawl between two local clubs- Sevak Sangha and Players Corner and the police.
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in an unusual intervention stormed a local police station late Monday night and ensured the release of two of her party members who were allegedly arrested for rioting an hour earlier, Times Now reported.
Mamata's party members were involved in a brawl between two local clubs- Sevak Sangha and Players Corner and the police. Eyewitnesses claimed that the members of Sevak Sangha were headed to Babughat for Jagadhhatri idol immersion and they burst banned (high decibel) firecrackers right in front of the Chittaranjan Cancer Research Institute. Apart from fire crackers, a DJ was playing music at high volume. Police asked them to stop music and then insisted that they move fast as the procession was causing huge traffic snarl. People in the procession refused to follow the police orders while flaunting their political connections.
Meanwhile, another group of youth (Players Corner) gathered at the spot. While Sevak Sangha group attacked the police at Bhowanipore police station, the Players Corner asked the cops to act against them. Both clubs claimed that among their patrons were the two brothers of the chief minister. And if eyewitnesses are to be believed, the vandals were dropping the names of "high-profile contacts" while attacking policemen, ransacking vehicles and staging a roadblock.
The attack left at least a dozen cops injured, police refused to take action against the attackers. Not a single arrest was made in the incident that prompted chief minister Mamata Banerjee to rush to the spot to pacify the crowd. Worse still, four persons including two members of Mamata's party detained were released after a few hours.
The procession was managed by Jagannath Sau, a close associate of Baban Banerjee, one of Mamata's brothers. Sau was present at the spot as was Baban Banerjee. The attacks were perpetrated by a local strongman, Kumar Saha and his henchmen. Kumar is very close to Jagannath Sau. When contacted, Kumar denied this allegation. "Neither me nor any of my supporters was there... Go through the television footage and check who was present in the front row of the mob," said Kumar.
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