Kaliachak Tense: 18 Arrested, Including ISF Candidate, After Judges Gherao Incident
Kaliachak Tense: 18 Arrested, Including ISF Candidate, After Judges Gherao Incident
- •18 individuals, including ISF candidate Shahjahan Ali Kadri, arrested in connection with the gherao of judicial officers in Kaliachak-II BDO office.
- •The arrests follow intense protests in Malda's Kaliachak-II block over voter list removals, leading to highway blockades and clashes with police.
- •Central forces rescued judicial officers trapped in the block office; locals allege protesters were injured by central force vehicles.
- •ISF candidate Shahjahan Ali Kadri claims he was framed, stating he was at a musical gathering elsewhere during the protest.
- •Kaliachak remains tense with heavy police and central force deployment; new SIR protests erupted in Malda, including attacks on police convoys.
