Train Vandalised In Bengal As Protests Continue Over Prophet Remarks

The group was protesting against the controversial remarks of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammad.

A group of protesters vandalised a local train at a railway station in West Bengal this evening. They were protesting against the controversial remarks of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammad. Violence takes away from protest, doesn't add to it.Just as hate speech laws should be applied to rabid hate mongers, so should protestors stick within purview of law while demonstrating.Keep the peace, please .

A railway official said a mob of 1,000 people threw stones at the Lalgola-Ranaghattrain local train at Bethuadahari railway station in Nadia district.

"An unruly mob of 1,000 people pelted stones on the train. Few people were injured. As of now, no train is running there, we are waiting for state govt's permission," Eklavya Chakraborty, Chief Public Relation Officer, Eastern Railway was quoted by news agency ANI.

The railway police and other police personnel have been deployed in the area to bring the situation under control.