ABVP leaders meet Rajnath Singh, demand CBI probe into Islampur firing

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

ABVP leaders in Kolkata on Monday met and demanded a CBI probe into the killing of two students during a clash in

"We want a CBI inquiry into the incident. We have met Rajnathji and had requested him to ensure that a CBI inquiry is being ordered into the killing of two students in a clash in district last month," Haldar said.

Last week, the CID took over the investigation into the Islampur firing that claimed the lives of two students during a clash between a mob and police on September 20, a said.

The clash took place during a demonstration over recruitment of Urdu and Sanskrit teachers at

Rajesh Sarkar, an ITI student, died in the clash, while a third-year college student Tapas Barman, who was injured in the violence, succumbed to on September 21.

The BJP had called a 12-hour statewide bandh on September 26 to protest the killings.

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First Published: Mon, October 01 2018. 21:30 IST