Video: Kolkata Cop Cornered By Men Waving BJP Flags, Hit With Sticks
NDTV
During the day, parts of the city turned into a battle zone, where one side used stones and poles, and the other batons, tear gas and water cannons. A police car was torched as well.
The video of a policeman being chased and beaten with sticks emerged late this evening from Kolkata amid the huge political row that followed the massive violence that engulfed parts of the city during an anti-corruption protest by the BJP. The party has claimed that the violence started under provocation by the police, who have been targeting its outstation workers before they could even land in Kolkata.
During the day, parts of the city turned into a battle zone, where one side used stones and poles, and the other batons, tear gas and water cannons. A police car was torched as well. A group of leaders, including Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and MP Locket Chatterjee were detained.
The video started with several men trying to hit an officer wearing the crisp whites of Kolkata Police.
He is seen trying to defend himself holding a fiberglass shield to protect his head as the men rained blows on him. As he turned on his attackers, they fled, but shortly caught an officer in khaki who was standing by the side of the road.
