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Two groups clashed over parking e-rickshaws at Ratua in West Bengal’s Malda district on Saturday evening, leading to property damage, police said while ruling out any communal angle to the incident even as the Opposition BJP made allegations to the contrary. “A clash between two groups took place over a minor issue of TOTO parking in front of a shop. The two groups resorted to stone pelting and brick-batting causing minor damage to few shops/structures on both sides,” the Malda police wrote on X. “Police reached the spot and chased away both sides using necessary force and resumed the traffic. No major injuries have been reported. 21 persons have been arrested from both sides in a specific case. Situation remains peaceful and under control. Police continues to remain vigilant.” Story ...

A hawker from Murshidabad was arrested by police in Bankura for allegedly sharing “anti-India posts” on social media.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Imran Sheikh, who is in his 20s, was beaten up by local BJP workers before he was handed over to the police. Sources said that BJP workers made him hold his ears, do squats, and chant “Hindustan Zindabad”. Story continues below this ad “The hawker from Murshidabad had posted various anti-India pictures and writings on his Facebook page. He also supported Pakistan in his post. As soon as the matter came to our attention, we, along with the public, caught him and handed him over to the police,” Govind Ghosh, a local BJP leader, said. “In the coming days, we have demanded that such anti-nationals in the area be identified and arres...

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21 arrested after Malda clash ‘over parking’; police rule out communal angle