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Fresh unrest was reported successful the metropolis connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025) arsenic scuffles broke retired betwixt constabulary and BJP supporters during a protestation implicit the sidesplitting of a Hindu Bangladeshi youth.
Trouble started aft constabulary stopped a procession by the saffron enactment earlier it could scope Howrah bridge, triggering heated arguments betwixt protesters and information personnel.
"We volition not fto anyone hamper mean beingness and origin occupation to commuters successful the sanction of protest. We volition enactment successful accordance with the instrumentality to thwart immoderate attempts to make trouble," a elder serviceman of Howrah Police told PTI.
As constabulary prevented the march from proceeding, protesters squatted connected the roadworthy and attempted to interruption done barricades, starring to scuffles.
BJP leaders and workers marched towards Howrah Bridge connected Wednesday morning, but were stopped by constabulary earlier they could entree the bridge.
The country was barricaded, and arsenic protesters raised slogans portion sitting connected the road, constabulary moved successful to disperse them. Police alleged that the demonstrators turned aggressive, forcing information unit to instrumentality enactment to disperse the protest.
On December 18, Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old garment mill worker, was lynched by a mob and his assemblage acceptable connected occurrence implicit alleged blasphemy successful Baluka successful Bangladesh's Mymensingh.
Hundreds of radical attempted to march to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission connected Tuesday successful protestation implicit the onslaught connected minorities successful the neighbouring country, but were stopped by the constabulary midway, starring to a clash that near respective injured.
The rally started from Sealdah and was proceeding towards the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission's bureau successful Park Circus, but was stopped by constabulary successful Beckbagan area. As they tried to breach the barricade, constabulary baton-charged the rallyists.
