Kolkata rape and murder case: BJP activists storm Nandigram police station during protest
The Hindu
BJP supporters stage gherao agitations at police stations in West Bengal over safety concerns, including Nandigram protest.
BJP activists on Friday (August 23, 2024) stormed Nandigram police station in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district during a gherao programme organised in protest against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.
BJP supporters also staged gherao agitations at Chinsurah, Siuri, Midnapore and Bankura police stations.
Over 100 BJP supporters stormed Nandigram police station on Friday (August 23, 2024) morning by breaking through barricades and scuffled with the policemen who made attempts in vain to stop them.
The protestors, of whom several were women, raised slogans inside the police station for some time, before exiting the premises.
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A police officer said the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and policemen present at the spot did not take further action to prevent the situation from escalating.
The BJP activists also blocked the thoroughfare in front of the police station before dispersing. The protest was organised as part of a statewide 'thana gherao' programme over the issue.
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