3 held in Sadeshkhali clash case; BJP, CPI(M) call bandh

Three persons were arrested today in connection with the clash at Basirhat's Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas between BJP and TMC supporters which had left several BJP and some CPI(M) workers injured.
Meanwhile, BJP and CPI(M) called a 12-hour long bandh in the area tomorrow.
"Situation in the area is normal and police patrolling is on. We have arrested three persons in connection with yesterday's incident," officer-in-charge of Sandeshkhali police station Surinder Singh said.
Several BJP and CPI(M) supporters and a few TMC workers were injured in yesterday's clash in Halderbheri area. Five persons with bullet injuries were rushed to a local hospital for treatment. Later, many of them were shifted to a hospital in Kolkata for further treatment.

BJP has called a 12-hour long bandh in Sandeshkhali tomorrow protesting against the clash. The opposition CPI(M) has also called a 12-hour long bandh across the entire Basirhat sub-division protesting against the assault of their workers allegedly by Trinamool Congress aided goons.
Earlier in the day, the BJP state unit requested Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to send a central team led by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju to to review the law and order situation in Bengal.