The Calcutta High Court today granted bail to 100 people who clashed with police to stop the acquisition of land to expand the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) in West Bengal's Burdwan district.
A division bench comprising Justices Amit Talukdar and P S Dutta granted bail to all the 100 people accused of rioting and assaulting police at Purushottampur on June 17.
Six persons, including a policeman, were injured in the incident.
On June 17, while land filling work for the IISCO expansion began, some people who stood to lose their land for the project tried to stop the bulldozers and demanded permanent employment in the company.
When police intervened, the people attacked them, injuring a policeman.
A total of 102 people were arrested and two of them were granted bail by a court in Asansol.
Protests against the acquisition of land were witnessed in the area over the past few days with the opposition Trinamool Congress and Congress organising agitations, including road blockades, in Asansol and nearby areas.
HC bail for 100 arrested at IISCO site
Press Trust Of India / Kolkata Jun 29, 2007, 23:00 IST
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