Birbhum Violence Updates: Mamata Banerjee To Visit Violence-Hit Village Today
NDTV
Birbhum violence: Eight people, including three women and two children, were locked in their homes and burnt alive by a mob on Tuesday in a Bengal village.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will today visit Bogtui village in Birbhum, where houses were set on fire shortly after a village panchayat deputy chief was murdered. She asserted that that strict action would be taken against the perpetrators of violence.
Eight people, including three women and two children, were locked in their homes and burnt alive by a mob on Tuesday in what was believed to be retaliation after a local Trinamool Congress leader was killed in a crude bomb attack. Charred bodies were found a day later, mostly belonging to one family.
Describing the incident as "unfortunate", the Trinamool Congress chief said, "It was an attempt by the BJP, Left and the Congress to malign our government… Strict action will be taken against all those responsible for the Birbhum incident, irrespective of their (political) colour.
