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Raiganj University Clashes Followed by Police Station Assault Allegations
Two student groups, SFI and ABVP, clashed at Raiganj University on Tuesday.
The report says eight people were injured in that campus clash.
Later, people from the SFI and CPM went to the police station to make a complaint, where another argument became a clash.
Two CPM leaders and a lawyer were injured there.
CPM leaders and a lawyers’ association said police did not step in, while police have started investigating.
The university’s vice-chancellor said outsiders had entered the campus and that property was damaged.
On Wednesday, police guarded the university gates and checked students’ identity cards.
There were no new incidents reported that day, and nobody had been arrested.
A campus clash between SFI and ABVP supporters on Tuesday left eight people injured, according to the report.
Later that evening, a dispute at Raiganj police station turned into another clash, in which two CPM leaders and a lawyer were injured.
CPM leaders and the North Dinajpur District Bar Association accused police of failing to intervene; the allegations are under investigation.
The university vice-chancellor said outsiders had entered the campus forcibly, students were attacked, and property was vandalised; he reported four student injuries.
Police deployed pickets at all three university gates on Wednesday, and no fresh trouble was reported; no arrests had been made.
- Who
- SFI and ABVP supporters clashed; CPM leaders and a lawyer were injured in a later incident.
- What
- Campus and police-station clashes prompted complaints, police security measures and an investigation.
- Where
- Raiganj University and Raiganj police station, in North Dinajpur.
- When
- Tuesday, followed by increased security on Wednesday.
- Why
- The campus clash followed SFI posters demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation; the articles do not establish a definitive cause for the later police-station clash.
CPM and SFI accounts
ABVP and university accounts
Responsibility for campus violence
CPM and SFI accounts
ABVP supporters attacked CPM and SFI members, according to CPM allegations; SFI and ABVP supporters had clashed on campus.
ABVP and university accounts
ABVP state secretary Deep Dutta said Left supporters, with help from outsiders, attacked on campus. Vice-chancellor Arnab Sen said outsiders entered forcibly, attacked students and vandalised property.
Police conduct at the station
CPM and SFI accounts
CPM leaders and the North Dinajpur District Bar Association alleged police stood by and failed to protect those attacked.
ABVP and university accounts
The report provides no response from police to these allegations; police have initiated a probe.
Key facts
- Campus clash
- Tuesday afternoon
- Injuries reported from campus clash
- Eight in the report's account; the vice-chancellor separately said four students were injured.
- Police-station incident
- A dispute around 7.30pm escalated into a clash; CPM leaders alleged a further attack around 9pm as they tried to leave.
- Injuries in later incident
- Two CPM leaders and a lawyer
- Complaints lodged
- Five: two each by ABVP and SFI, and one by university authorities
- Security response
- Police pickets were placed at all three university gates on Wednesday; students' identity cards were checked.
- Investigation
- Police initiated a probe; no arrests had been made at the time of the report.
Quotes
Tirtha Das
Secretary of CPM’s Raiganj local committee
“They attacked students and vandalised property. Four students were injured in the incident. We have lodged a complaint with the police. We have requested the police to deploy pickets at the university gates for at least one week,””
telegraphindia.com
“We were attacked inside the police station in front of the police. The police stood by and allowed ABVP and BJP workers to carry out the attack. We have lodged a complaint and our movement will continue,””
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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