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West Bengal: Man arrested with firearm in BJP rally, controversy erupts over his turban being pulled out

Top officers of Howrah City Police claimed that there was no intention to pull off his turban and amid him being nabbed with the firearm in the BJP rally the turban came off.

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The Howrah City Police arrested one person with a firearm from Howrah Maidan in the BJP rally on Thursday. However, controversy erupted over videos going viral in the social media showing cops allegedly pulling off the turban of the person nabbed with the firearm. 

On Friday, massive a furore erupted in social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook over the video. Top officers of Howrah City Police claimed that there was no intention to pull off his turban and amid him being nabbed with the firearm in the BJP rally the turban came off. 

On Thursday, a person identified as Balwinder Singh was arrested by Howrah City Police amid Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)'s 'Nabanno Chalo Abhiyaan' - march to the state secretariat. According to officials of Howrah City Police, Singh is a resident of Bhatinda. 

“The 9mm firearm he was carrying was a licensed firearm for his own protection. License was issued to him by Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. But the license mentions he cannot use the firearm outside Rajouri district. Hence it was illegal for him to carry it to a political rally. He has been arrested for further investigation,” said a senior official of Howrah City Police.  

Sources in the Howrah City Police say that he was about to open fire when cops nabbed him.

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