The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the West Bengal Police of killing a tribal man during a night raid in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state’s Kaliaganj area.

BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, in a tweet, claimed that the police raided the home of BJP Panchayet Samiti member Bishnu Barman at 2.30 am on April 27 and during the night raid, allegedly shot dead 33-year-old Mrityunjay Barman.

The incident allegedly took place in Kaliaganj in the state’s Uttar Dinajpur district, which has been on the edge after the purported rape and murder of a minor tribal girl on Saturday last.

The minor’s death sparked protests in the region which were flamed after videos showing policemen dragging the victim’s body through the street, went viral.

Violence erupted in West Bengal’s Kaliaganj on Saturday after a minor tribal girl was allegedly raped and murdered. Videos showed police personnel dragging the victim’s body through the street.

As per reports quoting police sources, the cops were involved in a confrontation with locals during a raid in Kaliaganj last night. They said the policemen were surrounded by the locals and one of personnel was also reportedly thrashed.

They said that one of the policemen fired aerial shots to push back the mobs as the cops made their escape, however, the sources claimed that it was unclear if the tribal died in police firing, adding that an inquiry has been ordered to probe the matter.

To save themselves, a police officer fired into the air and they managed to escape. According to police sources, it has not been confirmed whether the youth died due to police gunfire or not. An inquiry has been initiated into the matter.

However, the police have yet not issued an official response to the allegations.

Last week on Friday, the body of a minor tribal girl, who was reportedly raped and murdered, was recovered by locals, following which violent protests rocked the Kaliaganj area which intensified after videos showed the cops dragging the victim’s body through the streets.

The frenzied protesters vandalized property, torched the Kaliaganj police station, and thrashed Bengal policemen as they demanded justice for the victim.

Videos doing the rounds on social media shows an irate mob cornering Bengal policemen and thrashing them.

The family of a man, who died under suspicious circumstances in the Mainpuri district jail in Uttar Pradesh, has alleged that he was beaten up in custody by the police resulting in his death.

According to reports, the deceased, identified as Bhure, a resident of Gihar Colony of Mainpuri Kotwali area, was arrested by the police on Tuesday and lodged in the Mainpuri district jail.

Police said that Bhure’s health deteriorated while in custody, following which he was taken to the district hospital where he passed away.

However, the family of the deceased have accused the police of custodial torture that led to Bhure’s demise. They claimed that the cops took him away, thrashed him, and then murdered him while in jail.

CO city Mainpuri, Santosh Kumar, while refuting the family’s allegations, said that the deceased had been arrested by the police after a court had issued a Non-Bailable warrant (NBW) against him, adding that his death is being investigated.

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Meanwhile, former Samajwadi Party MLA from Mainpuri and current MP Dimple Yadav, have demanded a probe in the inmate’s mysterious death.

In a statement, Raju Yadav noted that one of Bhure’s brothers had also been “killed” in the same manner and demanded that a special panel should conduct the victim’s post mortem. The SP leader also demanded that the UP government should pay a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the family of the deceased.

Mainpuri MP Dimple Yadav, in a tweet, while claiming that the deceased, Bhure Gihar, was “murdered” in police custody, claimed that atrocities are being committed against the poor under BJP rule and called for strict punishment for the cops who are found guilty in the man’s death.

A senior police official said that the deceased inmate’s body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of death, adding that further investigations are underway.

An 82-year-old man has been awarded the death penalty in a 15-year-old case of murdering four MGNREGS workers in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district. The octogenarian has also been imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh in the same case by the SC/ST court.

The incident happened on July 9, 2008, at around 9:30 am when road construction work under NREGA was taking place at Dhaundhe Ka Pura village under Sadar police station of Dholpur district when convict, Kirti Ram, and his accomplices fired at those working at the site leading to the death of four workers.

After assessing the proof at hand, the SC/ST court special judge Narendra Meena convicted Kirti Ram guilty of the four murders and imposed the death sentence on Tuesday. While seven of the other suspects in the case fled after receiving bail, the three other accused are currently being held in jail and are being tried in court.

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The complaint was filed by Jaipal, one of the victim’s sons, at the Bari police station about the firing and the deaths. Jaipal in his complaint said Ratanlal, Natthilal, Ramswaroop, Bhanwar Lal, and Pappu had come to work at the site in the village under MNREGS.

At around 9:30 am, Kirti Ram’s sons Jalim Gurjar, Suresh Gurjar, Vikram, Chandrabhan alias Atta, Puran, Bhagwan Singh, Raju, Guddu, Kalla, Suresh Thakur, and Bachchu Singh reached there armed with weapons, he said.

All the accused started quarreling with the victims as soon as they reached there and started firing with their illegal weapons while abusing them. The firing immediately resulted in the deaths of Nattilal, Ratanlal, Ramswaroop, and Ramveer. Police registered a case, and eleven suspects were taken into custody.

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