Four Killed in Post-Poll Unrest in India's West Bengal
Police said the killings followed victory celebrations and clashes, while one person was arrested in connection with the violence.
- On Tuesday, post-poll violence flared across West Bengal, killing four political workers in separate incidents as authorities deployed Central Armed Police Forces to restore order.
- In Nanoor, Trinamool Congress worker Abir Sheikh was hacked to death, while in New Town, BJP worker Madhu Mondal was killed during a victory procession; both parties traded blame for the violence.
- Family members of BJP worker Yadav Bor Jadhav Bor alleged he was attacked Monday after victory celebrations, while Trinamool Congress worker Biswajit Pattanaik was killed separately, with police arresting one person.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed authorities to ensure constant patrolling, ordering the Chief Secretary and Kolkata Police Commissioner to take strict action against those involved in vandalism.
- Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghosh shared a video calling the incident "horrifying" and referring to "widespread violence," as the party condemned the "brutal murder" of its worker on social media.
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Four killed in post-poll unrest in India's West Bengal
KOLKATA: Four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist party celebrated victory in state polls in West Bengal, police and party officials said Wednesday (May 6).Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
4 killed in post-poll unrest in India's West Bengal
Four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party celebrated victory in state polls in West Bengal, police and party officials said on Wednesday. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept polls in the key eastern state of more than 100 million people, winning 206 of the 294 assembly seats, according to results announced on Monday, for its first-ever victory in West Bengal. West B…
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