The attackers accused the 2 males of forging domicile certificates.
Patna:
An alleged assault on two younger males from Bihar by a bunch of males claiming to be from the police in West Bengal’s Siliguri has set off a political storm with the Mamata Banerjee authorities coming underneath assault from two Union Ministers, Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Social gathering (Ram Vilas) and Giriraj Singh of the BJP.
The video, whose authenticity has not been independently verified by NDTV, is reportedly from Siliguri and the 2 males, who had gone to participate within the bodily examination for a Employees Choice Fee (SSC) recruitment, had been made to apologise and do sit-ups and one among them was thrown towards a wall by their attackers, who claimed they’d cast their domicile certificates. A domicile certificates proves that an individual has been a resident of a state for a sure interval.
Officers from the Bengal police mentioned on Thursday that one particular person within the video has been recognized and detained.
Posting the video, Mr Paswan, who’s the minister for Meals Processing Industries and part of the ruling NDA, requested whether or not it was a criminal offense to look for an examination in West Bengal. The minister additionally focused the opposition RJD and Congress in Bihar, who’re allies of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, and requested how they may proceed to help the occasion.
पश्चिम बंगाल में बिहारी छात्रों से बर्बरतापूर्ण मारपीट की खबर बेहद दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण और निंदनीय है। वहां की मुख्यमंत्री ने फिर एक बार बिहारियों का अपमान किया है, जिसे कतई बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जा सकता। मैं ममता बनर्जी जी से पूछना चाहता हूं कि क्या पश्चिम बंगाल में परीक्षा देना भी गुनाह… pic.twitter.com/r63phJkbcr
— युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) September 26, 2024
“The information of the brutal assault on Bihari college students in West Bengal may be very unlucky and condemnable. The chief minister of that state has as soon as once more insulted Biharis, which can’t be tolerated in any respect. I need to ask Mamata Banerjee ji, is it a criminal offense to take an examination in West Bengal? Will the opposition occasion leaders nonetheless stay silent?” Mr Paswan posted in Hindi on X.
“I need to ask the Chief of Opposition of Bihar, on what foundation will you help the Trinamool Congress now? I request the Honorable Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar ji to get the matter completely investigated and take authorized motion towards the culprits,” he added.
BJP chief and Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh additionally posted the video and alleged that whereas a purple carpet is rolled out from Rohingya Muslims in West Bengal, males from Bihar are crushed up for showing for an examination. He additionally alluded to the rape and homicide of a trainee physician in Kolkata in addition to the criticism that Ms Banerjee’s authorities has obtained due to its dealing with of the case and requested whether or not it has determined to guard solely rapists.
“Pink carpet for Rohingya Muslims in Bengal and kids from Bihar crushed up for taking examination? Are these kids not a part of India? Has the Mamata authorities resolved to avoid wasting solely rapists?” he wrote in Hindi on X, tagging BJP chief and Chief of the Opposition within the West Bengal Meeting, Suvendu Adhikari.
Assault Video
The video exhibits the 2 males sleeping when some individuals barge into their room, wake them up and ask, in Bengali, the place they’re from. They’re requested whether or not they perceive Bengali and once they say they’re from Bihar, they’re questioned in regards to the goal of their go to.
One of many males, Ankit Yadav, says they’ve come to look for a bodily examination. A person within the group asks Yadav how they will seem for an examination in Bengal when they aren’t from the state.
When Yadav says the Siliguri centre was allotted to them, individuals from the group say solely these with a domicile in Bengal can apply for that centre. The lads within the group then ask Yadav to indicate his paperwork, claiming that they’re from the police.
Because the confrontation escalates and folks within the group start to threaten them, Yadav asks them to take him to the police station. He’s pressured to the bottom after which he says he’ll return to Bihar. Yadav and the opposite man are then made to do sit-ups and warned to not come to Bengal for exams once more. Yadav can be pushed towards the wall as he refuses to offer his paperwork fearing they’d be torn.
The video ends with Yadav pleading with the attackers and promising that he would return house.
