11 Detained For Violence In Bengal's Kaliaganj, Ban On Gatherings Continue
NDTV
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC continued in some parts of Kaliaganj, a senior police officer said.
A total of 11 people have been detained for their alleged involvement in violence at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district over the death of a teenage girl, even as roads in the town wore a deserted look on Monday amid heavy deployment of security forces, police said.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC continued in some parts of Kaliaganj, a senior police officer said.
Raids were conducted in and around Kaliaganj throughout Tuesday and 11 people were detained in connection with incidents of arson, he said.
Violating the prohibitory orders, people on Tuesday set fire to Kaliaganj police station and torched several vehicles parked near it, as a mark of protest, claiming that the 17-year-old girl had been raped and murdered.
