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Masked Motorcyclist Attacks Bikash Bhattacharyya’s Home, Parties Condemn Incident
A masked person on a motorcycle threw glass bottles at Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya’s home early Thursday.
The bottles broke some window panes and a CCTV camera.
Bhattacharyya said the person shouted insults and threats, and he reported the attack to police.
Police are investigating and have placed officers outside his home.
Mamata Banerjee condemned what happened and said she was concerned about people being silenced.
A BJP lawmaker also said the attack was wrong, but denied that her party was involved.
She questioned whether someone might have staged it to blame the BJP.
The reason for the attack has not been established.
A masked motorcyclist threw four glass bottles at Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya’s home around 4am on Thursday, damaging window panes and a CCTV camera.
Bhattacharyya said the assailant shouted abuse and threats; he filed a police complaint alleging the attack was orchestrated by Hindutva supporters.
Police said the suspect arrived with his face covered and fled toward Daspara Bridge; a permanent police picket has been set up outside the residence.
Mamata Banerjee condemned the attack and said she had spoken with Bhattacharyya, linking it to what she described as a wider effort to crush dissent.
BJP MLA Sarbori Mukherjee also condemned the attack but denied her party’s involvement and questioned whether the incident could have been staged to malign the BJP.
- Who
- An unidentified masked motorcyclist attacked the residence of Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya.
- What
- The assailant threw glass bottles, damaging window panes and a CCTV camera, and reportedly shouted abuse and threats.
- Where
- Bhattacharyya’s residence at 35, Purbalok, 2nd Lane, Kolkata.
- When
- Around 4am on Thursday.
- Why
- The motive remains under police investigation.
Banerjee and Bhattacharyya
BJP’s response
Responsibility for the attack
Banerjee and Bhattacharyya
Bhattacharyya alleged the attack was orchestrated by Hindutva supporters; Banerjee condemned it and described a broader pattern of dissent being crushed.
BJP’s response
BJP MLA Sarbori Mukherjee denied her party’s involvement and suggested the masked attackers could have been Trinamool supporters seeking to malign the BJP.
Political significance
Banerjee and Bhattacharyya
Banerjee framed the attack as part of intimidation affecting advocates and other voices of dissent.
BJP’s response
Mukherjee condemned the incident but questioned whether it was being used to implicate the BJP.
Key facts
- Reported time
- Around 4am on Thursday
- Target
- Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya’s residence
- Damage reported
- Window panes and a CCTV camera were damaged
- Evidence mentioned
- CCTV footage captured the assailant throwing four glass bottles
- Police response
- A permanent picket was set up outside the residence
- Complaint
- Bhattacharyya lodged an FIR at Purba Jadavpur police station
- Investigation
- The assailant’s identity and motive were not established in the report
Quotes
Sarbori Mukherjee
BJP MLA from Jadavpur
“It is true that in the past 15 years Bikashda and us have often been on different sides of the ideological and legal divide. However, the line of decency was never crossed. We have faith in the Constitution and the Judiciary. However, today all voices of dissent are being crushed—from Parliament to the Assembly to Local Bodies to Courts of Law.”
telegraphindia.com
“What happened was wrong and should not have happened.... But who can say for certain that these masked men, shouting slogans, were not Trinamool people trying to attack him and malign the BJP?”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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