"Will Mamata Banerjee Act?" Left, BJP Flag Bengal 'Street Justice' Video
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Bengal police have said they have registered a case and are looking for the accused. The Trinamool government has not responded yet.
The Opposition in West Bengal has launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government over chilling video of a man beating up two people, including a woman, on a street as a crowd watches. "Will Mamata Banerjee Act?" Left, BJP Flag Bengal 'Street Justice' Video https://t.co/YxNdkqHMA8@mickygupta84 reports pic.twitter.com/Vy0HTIegc3 This is the ugly face of Mamata Banerjee's rule in West Bengal.The guy in the video, who is beating up a woman mercilessly, is Tajemul (popular as JCB in the area). He is famous for giving quick justice through his ‘insaf' sabha and is a close associate of Chopra MLA Hamidur… pic.twitter.com/fuQ8dVO5Mr Not even #KangarooCourt ! Summary trial and punishment handed out by d @AITCofficial goon nicknamed JCB.Literally bulldozer justice at Chopra under @MamataOfficial rule. pic.twitter.com/TwJEThOUhi
Opposition parties CPM and BJP have said the video is from Chopra in north Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district. The incident reportedly took place over the weekend.
In the video, a man is seen repeatedly hitting a woman with sticks as a small crowd watches in silence. She screams in pain, but the assault continues. He then turns to a man and starts hitting him. Most members of the crowd, instead of trying to stop the assault, appear to be helping the assailant. At one point, the man grabs the woman by her hair and kicks her.