Hooghly, 09 November (H.S.): Police have arrested two persons in connection with the alleged attack and vandalism at the residence of Ashitava Ganguly, Nodal Officer of Rishra Municipality. According to police sources, the arrested individuals have been identified as Sanjeev Sikdar and Kaushik Aich. Further investigation into the case is underway.

Speaking to Hindusthan Samachar on Monday evening, Ganguly said he was not certain whether a gunshot had actually been fired at his residence. However, he maintained that he was subjected to verbal abuse and that his house was vandalised. According to Ganguly, he has lodged a written complaint at Rishra Police Station in connection with the incident.

He also expressed satisfaction with the police response, stating that he had received considerable cooperation from the police and was fully satisfied with the action taken so far.

Notably, Ganguly had earlier shared a Facebook post alleging that some people had arrived at his residence late at night, abused him and vandalised his house. In his initial post, he had also raised the possibility of gunfire. According to the post, the alleged incident took place between 2 am and 2:30 am in the Padmapukur area of Rishra.

However, during his subsequent interaction with Hindusthan Samachar on Monday evening, Ganguly reiterated that he was not certain about the firing incident.

Police are continuing their investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and the role of those arrested.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Priyanka Pandey