Calcutta HC directs Bengal government to file report on fresh Rishra violence
The Hindu
The Calcutta High Court on April 4, 2023 directed the West Bengal government to file a report on fresh clashes in Rishra in Hooghly district.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to file a report on fresh clashes in Rishra in Hooghly district after lawyers representing senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari mentioned the matter before a division Bench.
The court directed Mr. Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, to file a supplementary affidavit before it on the incident.
Clashes near railway gate number 4 in Rishra on Monday night had affected train services along the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.
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A division Bench presided by Acting Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam directed the State government to file a short report on the fresh incident of unrest in Rishra after Mr. Adhikari's lawyers mentioned the matter before the court.
The matter will be heard on April 5 along with a PIL by Mr. Adhikari, the Bench, also comprising Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, directed.
Two groups of people had clashed during a Ram Navami procession in Rishra on Sunday night, following which the police clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC and blocked internet services in the affected area.
The Medical & Health Department launched a mass screening test in the tribal hamlets of Buruga and China Konela of Ananthagiri mandal in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Monday, June 10. It also organised a medical camp to detect malaria cases and treat those with symptoms of the infection at Buruga.