Supporters of soccer golf equipment East Bengal and Mohun Bagan converse with police personnel throughout a protest march in opposition to the alleged sexual assault and homicide of a postgraduate trainee physician, close to Salt Lake stadium, in Kolkata, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.
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Violent protests erupted close to Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata’s Jap Metropolitan Bypass on Sunday as hundreds of sports activities lovers raised slogans demanding justice for the rape and homicide of a physician on the metropolis’s R.G. Kar Hospital and questioned the choice to cancel the Durand Cup Derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.
Archrivals in Kolkata Maidan — supporters of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan — got here along with their flags and jerseys to protest in opposition to the crime and engaged in scuffle with the police. Crowds began swelling at 4 p.m. regardless of the choice of the organisers to cancel the match. There was a big deployment of police in entrance of the stadium and the protesters clashed with the police. Police made announcement to the protesters to clear the arterial street and resorted to baton cost to disperse the gang
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A number of individuals, together with supporters of each the golf equipment, have been detained. Amongst these detained was president of All India Soccer Federation and Bharatiya Janata Social gathering chief Kalyan Chaubey.
Elevating slogans of “We would like Justice”, the protesters regrouped within the space after a while. The scenario continued to stay tense until the night with protesters and police coming face-to-face. A number of protesters stated in that case many police may very well be deployed, what was the explanation to droop the derby match.
The choice to “abandon” the concluding Durand Cup Group A match was taken with stories that the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, chargeable for managing the safety preparations on the Salt Lake stadium, having did not commit sufficient forces. A regular ‘Derby’ match sees a crowd of about 60,000 individuals.
Supporters of soccer golf equipment East Bengal and Mohun Bagan participate in a protest march in opposition to the alleged sexual assault and homicide of a postgraduate trainee physician, close to Salt Lake stadium, in Kolkata, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.
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Sure leaders of the Trinamool Congress additionally expressed disapproval in opposition to the choice to droop the soccer match.
In the meantime, the Kolkata police issued prohibitory orders round Salt Lake stadium from 4 p.m. to 12 midnight on the pavement of japanese aspect of E M Bypass from Narkeldanga Major Street to Beleghata crossing, Narkeldanga Major Street and E M Bypass crossing amongst others.
The police have within the early hours imposed prohibitory orders beneath Part 163 of the BNSS (Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) round R G Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital for seven days with impact from August 18 to stop illegal meeting.
The prohibitory orders have been issued in sure areas equivalent to J.Okay. Mitra Street, Shyambazar five-point crossing, Belgachia Street and others within the jurisdiction of Shyampukur, Ultadanga and Tala Police Stations.
Protests have been held in several components of town and different components of West Bengal over the ugly crime. Actors from the Bengali movie business took out a rally from Technician’s Studio in south Kolkata.
