Kolkata, 10 November (H.S.) : The intelligence branch of Lalbazar will now investigate the recent commotion and alleged misbehavior with police personnel in Kalighat. The responsibility of the probe is being officially handed over to the detective department of Kolkata Police. The three accused arrested in connection with this case are currently in police custody. On Tuesday morning, the investigating officers took them to the site of the incident to conduct a thorough reconstruction of the entire sequence of events.

It is noteworthy that tense situations arose multiple times in Kalighat last Friday night centering around the birthday celebrations of Abhishek Banerjee. An altercation, scuffling, and physical clashes broke out involving workers and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party. During this chaos, it is alleged that police personnel were also manhandled and subjected to misbehavior while they were attempting to bring the volatile situation under control.

Following the unrest on Friday night, a total of four separate cases were registered at the Kalighat Police Station. Two of these cases were registered suo motu by the police administration. Another case was filed based on a formal complaint lodged by a woman named Guriya Hari, who accused Abhishek Banerjee and 30 to 40 unidentified individuals. Furthermore, Abhishek Banerjee also filed a counter complaint against 30 to 40 unknown people, prompting the police to register an additional First Information Report based on his statement.

So far, three individuals have been arrested in connection with the widespread chaos. They have been identified by the authorities as Mohammad Tauqeer Alam, Mohammad Irshad, and Srideep Das. The Kalighat camp of the Trinamool Congress claims that all three arrested individuals belong to their faction. Among them, Srideep was taken into custody in relation to the suo motu case filed by the police. However, no arrests have been made as yet in the specific case registered on the basis of Abhishek Banerjee's complaint.

The three arrested accused were produced before the Alipore court last Sunday, where the magistrate remanded them to police custody for eight days. The police are currently interrogating the accused to gather more critical information and uncover further details related to the incident. As part of this ongoing investigation, the accused were taken to the spot on Tuesday morning under heavy police deployment. The crime scene reconstruction was carried out amidst strict security measures to ensure no further law and order disruptions.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Satya Prakash Singh