Mob torches bus, blocks NH 34 in Nadia to protest Kalna

A mob today set a Kalna-bound bus on fire and brickbatted police force on NH 34 at Habibpur in Nadia district in protest against the lynch of a man and thrashing of five others at Kalna in Burdwan district two days back.
Claiming the seven, all labourers going to Kalna for farm work, hailed from the area, the mob torched a private bus, plying on Ranaghat-Kalna route on fire and brickbatted cops when they tried to dissuade them, a senior police officer said.
The situation was brought under control and some of the protestors were detained, the officer said.
The protestors were demanding all those involved in th Kalna incident be arrested and adequate compensation be given for the family of the deceased and injured.

The day laborers went to Kalna to spray pesticides on tree but were challenged by local people at Baruipara who suspected them as child lifters and beat them up severely leading to the death of one Anil Biswas while five others were admitted to hospital.
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Meanwhile, a release issued by the Hyderabad Police tonight mentioned that no permission has been granted for the proposed rally or public meeting by Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC).
It appealed to all the people including students, not to come to Indira Park here.
"Since prohibitory orders are in place, legal action will be taken in case of any violation," mentions the release, adding, "It will affect your (students) future and job prospects."

Police said on February 1, G Venkat Reddy, official spokesperson of Telangana JAC, had applied for permission to take out a 'protest rally to demand employment' from Sundaraiah Vignan Kendram to Indira Park to be followed by a 'public meeting' at Dharna Chowk for February 22 with a gathering of 1000-1500 unemployed youth.
Subsequently, when police enquired about the exact participants, Reddy said that the number is likely to increase from the earlier estimate. TJAC, meanwhile, approached the High Court and filed a writ petition seeking permission for the rally and public meeting.
The High Court after hearing both the parties instructed police to take a decision, the release said.

Police then suggested six alternative places to the petitioner to conduct the meeting. However, the petitioner (TJAC) did not agree to shift the place of meeting and sought permission to hold meeting in Osmania University campus, though police once again suggested alternative place to him.
Since the petitioner was not ready to shift the place the High Court today suggested to hold the meeting at Nagole and started dictating judgment and that time, the petitioner withdrew the writ petition, police added.
The Telangana Government had yesterday informed the High Court that it had denied permission for a protest rally by TJAC because extremist organisations and persons had infiltrated the group.