Ram Navami violence | Internet services remain suspended, prohibitory order still in force in Bengal’s Rishra

Prohibitory order was still in force and internet services remained suspended amid heavy deployment of police force in violence-hit Rishra town of West Bengal’s Hooghly district on April 5. Clashes were reported in Rishra town on Sunday evening during a Ram Navami procession in which BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh and party’s Pursurah MLA Biman Ghosh were present.

Prohibitory order was still in force and internet services remained suspended amid heavy deployment of police force in violence-hit Rishra town of West Bengal's Hooghly district on April 5, police said.

No incident of violence or arson reported from anywhere in the district, the police said.

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"Things are under control. There is no incident of any disturbance from anywhere in the district. We have our forces deployed at crucial junctions and areas. Nobody is allowed to roam around without any purpose. We are trying to bring back life to normalcy," a senior police officer of Chandannagore Police Commissionerate told PTI.

He also said that several people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in Sunday's violence.

A decision on withdrawing prohibitory orders and removal of the suspension of internet services in the area would be taken later in the day following an evaluation of the situation, he said.

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