April
18, 2000
Jhenidah,
Apr 17 (UNB) – A clash between two rival groups of people over the
arrangement of a Puja program on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh at
Bashudebpur in Kaliganj thana left 10 people injured on Saturday.
Villagers
said the clash took place as Nagendranath Kumar Biswas aided by his
associates attacked the program at the residence of Narayan Chandra
Biswas.
Nagendranath,
a Hindu religious leader of the area, turned violent as the Puja was
arranged without his consent.
Being
informed by locals, police rushed to the village and brought the
situation under control.
Of
the injured, Tapash, 25, and Jiten, 52, were admitted to the thana
health complex.
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