Diamond Harbour: BJP leader Roopa Ganguly was on Sunday heckled and her
car damaged allegedly in an attack by TMC supporters near Diamond Harbour
in South-24 Parganas district. The incident happened at Ishwaripur village in
Kakdwip when she was returning to Kolkata after visiting a woman party worker,
who was assaulted allegedly by TMC workers.
The woman and her family members were allegedly attacked by TMC cadres
late Saturday. Two of them, including the woman, had to be hospitalized after
the attack. After visiting her at the hospital, Ganguly gave two members of her
family a lift in her car to their residence.
When the car neared their house, one TMC supporter allegedly involved in
the attack the day before was spotted in the area. Sources said that Ganguly,
along with her associates, tried to catch him. The accused, however, managed to
flee. While escaping, he reportedly raised an alarm, and other locals joined
him. Following this, while Roopa swas heckled and slapped, stones were thrown
on her car
The police intervened and restrained the locals. Roopa, who was “not injured”,
was taken to a local hospital, from where she was released following a
check-up, said police. “No one has been arrested in connection with the
incident. A police picket has been set up in the area to avoid any untoward
incident,” an officer said.
When contacted, Ganguly said: “We
were visiting a victim of molestation. While returning, her family members
recognized one of the culprits. We tried to catch him but were attacked by Trinamool
supporters.”
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