Three monks get assaulted in West Bengal by mob, police cite misunderstanding; parties hit out each other

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PTI, the monks, who were on their way to the Gangasagar Mela, could be seen getting roughed up by a group of people in Kashipur. Elaborating more, Purulia Police, in a post on X, said the incident took place due to a misunderstanding. ALSO READ: Haveri hotel room moral policing: Three arrested in alleged gang rape, BJP targets Congress govt's ‘silence’ "Facts are being misrepresented from certain quarters about a recent incident in Purulia.

The fact is, on 11.01.24 afternoon, there was a misunderstanding between three Gangasagar-bound sadhus with three local minor girls near Kashipur over a language problem," Purulia police wrote on X. “The girls got scared, and local people manhandled the sadhus, damaging their vehicle and alleging a kidnapping attempt. Local police promptly intervened and rescued the sadhus," it said, adding 12 people have been arrested in this regard based on a specific case.

“All possible assistance was rendered to the sadhus. There is no communal overtone whatsoever regarding the incident. Anyone trying to fuel communal passions will be strictly dealt with as per law," it added.

The post by Purulia Police was also circulated by the TMC media cell. Madhur Goswami, a sadhu who claimed he was assaulted by a mob in West Bengal's Purulia, says, “While we were on our way to Gangasagar, suddenly our car was stopped by a large mob which assaulted us." Reacting on the incident, Union minister Anurag Thakur remarked on the 'politics of appeasement' in West Bengal. "The state government is not doing anything...