Drunk Youth Crash Car in Salt Lake, Four Injured; Murshidabad NH Blocked Over Hawkers Death

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News18•16-01-2026, 09:58
Drunk Youth Crash Car in Salt Lake, Four Injured; Murshidabad NH Blocked Over Hawkers Death
- •A car carrying two drunk young men and a young woman crashed into a divider in Salt Lake around 11:30 PM, injuring four.
- •Bidhannagar East Police impounded the vehicle and took the injured, reportedly intoxicated, to Bidhannagar Sub-Divisional Hospital.
- •In Murshidabad, villagers blocked National Highway 12 with the body of Alai Sheikh, a hawker from Beldanga, who died in Bihar.
- •Family members allege Alai Sheikh, 30, was beaten and hanged in Bihar because he was a worker from Bengal.
- •The protest caused significant traffic congestion on NH 12, a major route connecting Kolkata to North Bengal.
Why It Matters: Separate incidents: Drunk driving accident in Salt Lake injures four; Murshidabad villagers block NH over hawker's death.
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