Kamlesh Tiwari row: Tension in West Bengal's Malda after mob torches police station

A day after a mob torched the entire Kaliachawk police station in Malda district of West Bengal and several vehicles including those of the BSF and the police, tension prevailed in the area on Monday. 

While the section 144 continues to be imposed since Sunday night, no arrests have been made so far. “The situation is under control now and we have not yet made any arrests,” IG Law and Order, West Bengal Police, Anuj Sharma told dna.

On Sunday, a massive counter rally was organised by a group against the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari for his alleged derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad.

There was public outrage in the rally and it turned violent when the furious mob entered the Kaliachawk police station and ransacked it, later setting it on fire. The inspector-in-charge of the police station, Subhabrata Ghosh, was left with serious injuries. Several houses near the police station were also ransacked and set on fire.

The mob then moved towards the NH-34 and torched over 30 vehicles including the ones belonging to the BSF and police. The mob put up a road blockade on the NH-34 and train and road services were affected for several hours. 

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