Trinamool Leader Arrested In Tripura, Party Alleges Attack By "BJP Goons"
NDTV
Tripura: Saayoni Ghosh, Sushmita Deb, Kunal Ghosh and Subal Bhowmik were attacked by "BJP goons", the Trinamool Congress alleged
Trinamool Congress leader and Bengali actor Saayoni Ghosh has been arrested by Tripura Police and allegedly attacked by "BJP goons". Senior party leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, will visit the state to stand with the workers", the Trinamool Congress said. The BJP has denied the allegations and claimed that she disturbed a street corner meeting of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday night, reported news agency Press Trust of India. .@BjpBiplab has become so UNABASHEDLY BRAZEN that now even SUPREME COURT ORDERS DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER HIM.He has repeatedly sent goons to attack our supporters & our female candidates instead of ensuring their safety! DEMOCRACY BEING MOCKED under @BJP4Tripura. #NotMyINDIApic.twitter.com/E9JA4HgTf9
Ms Ghosh, president of West Bengal Trinamool Youth Congress, along with other Trinamool leaders including MP Sushmita Deb, Kunal Ghosh and Subal Bhowmik were allegedly attacked by "BJP goons" inside East Agartala women police station. Six Trinamool supporters were injured in the violence, the party said.
The police said some unidentified miscreants attacked a group of people who gathered near the police station during the questioning of Ms Ghosh, but no one was injured.
Later in the afternoon, she was arrested, accused of attempt to murder and creating enemies between people among other charges. The sections are non-bailable and she could not be produced in court, the party said.
