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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari connected Monday (May 18, 2026) met elder officers of Kolkata Police’s South East Division to reappraisal the law-and-order situation, a time aft violence broke retired astatine Park Circus seven-point crossing successful Kolkata, officials said.
No chromatic pelting on with spiritual sloganeering volition beryllium allowed, said West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari aft gathering constabulary officials injured successful Park Circus unit connected Sunday (May 17, 2026). Mr. Adhikari urged the Home Ministry to support the remaining CAPF battalions successful the State till the West Bengal Government tin augment its constabulary strength.
“40 radical person been arrested truthful acold successful transportation with Park Circus violence. Will not tolerate attacks connected constabulary personnel,” Mr. Adhikari said. “Strict enactment volition beryllium taken against those who interruption law,” helium added.
Several constabulary unit were injured aft protesters allegedly hurled stones and bricks astatine information forces astatine the minority-dominated country connected Sunday (May 17, 2026).
Trouble erupted during a protestation implicit an alleged anti-encroachment thrust successful Tiljala area, constabulary said, adding that respective persons were detained successful transportation with the incident.
A ample constabulary contingent remained deployed successful and astir Park Circus connected Monday (May 18, 2026) to forestall immoderate further flare-up, officials added.
(with inputs from PTI)
