Three TV cameramen assaulted in Bengal

The attackers, who were carrying Trinamool Congress flags, also ransacked the house of a local party leader

Three lensmen of local TV channels were attacked today with iron rods and lathis by some people, holding Trinamool Congress flags, when they went to cover reported factional rivalry in the party at Barrackpore.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Subhankar Bhattacharjee said that one person was killed early today at Sadar Bazar area here following which clashes erupted later between two groups reported to be supporters of TMC.

They also ransacked the house of a local TMC leader. The three lensmen were beaten up when they went to the house of the leader.

The police did not confirm whether the killed person belonged to TMC.

Two of the lensmen who suffered injuries were admitted to the local B N Bose Hospital and CT Scan was conducted on one of them who had received head injuries. However,the condition of both of them was stated to be out of danger, police said.

The police arrested three persons in connection with the assault on the lensmen, the ADCP said.

Another three were arrested in connection with the killing early today, he said.

"The incident is highly condemnable and nobody should support it. Trinamool Congress is in no way connected with such attacks", state's commerce and industry minister Partha Chatterjee said.

"Be a common man or a journalist, we don't support any attack on them. The attackers will be arrested", Chatterjee, also the secretary-general of the party, said.

Stating that Trinamool Congress did not believe in armed politics, he said "Those indulging in such violent activities will have to be identified and given exemplary punishment", he said.