Watch Video: BJP Workers Thrash Policemen Near PM Narendra Modi's Rally in West Bengal's Midnapore
In the video that went viral, the BJP workers were seen attacking the policemen with sticks while they tried to escape from the situation. At least seven policemen were reportedly admitted to hospital at Kharagpur.
Kolkata, July 17: In a shocking incident, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Monday brutally thrashed civic police volunteers in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore. The incident took place at Chowringhee crossing in Kharagpur after policemen could not reach the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally due to heavy traffic on the route.
In the video that went viral, the BJP workers were seen attacking the policemen with sticks while they tried to escape from the situation. At least seven policemen were reportedly admitted to hospital at Kharagpur, reports informed.
WATCH video: BJP workers attack policemen in Kharagpur
According to reports, Additional Director General of West Bengal Police (Law and Order) Anuj Sharma confirmed the incidents and said a specific case was being filed in the matter. Sharma added that legal action would be taken in the case of attack on policemen.
Reports inform that West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh regretted the attack on the policemen and said, "What I have heard is police was unable to keep the traffic moving and when the party supporters protested. They did not behave well. But this should not have happened."
Earlier in the day, more than 90 people were injured after a portion of the tent collapsed during the Prime Minister Modi's rally in Midnapore in the middle of his speech. PM Modi appeared emotional when he visited the injured in hospital, reported news agency ANI.
Reports inform that the injured were taken to the nearby hospital. The Prime Minister's doctor, Special Protection Group personnel and BJP workers were seen carrying hurt men and women to cars.
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