West Bengal: Kolkata Police use batons, tear gas against protestors marching towards secretariat
The demonstrators were demanding Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation in connection with the rape and murder of a trainee doctor earlier this month.
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The Kolkata Police on Tuesday used batons, tear gas and water cannons to force protestors marching towards the West Bengal secretariat to disperse, PTI reported.
The protestors were demanding that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resign on account of allegations that her government tried to cover up details about the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College.
The 31-year-old junior doctor and postgraduate student was found dead in the seminar hall of Kolkata’s state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The incident led to widespread protests across the country.
On August 13, the Calcutta High Court transferred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The agitation on Tuesday was being led by student group Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj and the Sangrami Joutha Mancha, a platform that seeks to represents state government employees.
The march to the state secretariat began around 1 pm from different areas in Kolkata and Howrah, with protestors waving the national flag and shouting slogans against the state government.
At the Howrah Bridge, protestors climbed on top of police barricades and clashed with security personnel, ANI reported. At the Santragachi area, some agitators dragged away barricades that were placed on the route to the secretariat.
Tear Gas, Water cannons in #Kolkata during #NibannaAbhiyan protests over rape and murder of #RGKardoctor; Kolkata police say...
