Security personnel march as Section 144 was imposed in the area, a day after clashes broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, in Hooghly district, Monday, April 3, 2023. Photo Credit: PTI
Train movement in the Howrah-Bandel section was suspended for about three hours due to stone pelting at Rishra, officials said on Tuesday. Train movement on Howrah-Bandel mainline section in both up and down directions had to be suspended w.e.f. Shrirampur end),” said CPRO, Eastern Railway, Kaushik Mitra.
However, train services resumed after midnight as the situation improved. “Train services in the section resumed at 1:07 am (after midnight) when the situation improved,” Mitra said.
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As a sequel to this, some local trains and long distance trains were running late for a long period.
Earlier on Monday evening, a fresh incident of stone pelting was reported in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, due to which the Railways had to suspend all local and mail express train services to and from Rishra railway station. According to Kaushik Mitra, Chief Public Relations Officer of Easter Railway, there has been an incident of stone pelting at Rishra railway station.
“For the safety of the general public, all local and mail express train services have been suspended on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line,” Mitra said. untoward incident or violence.
The incident comes a day after clashes broke out during the Shobha Yatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Hooghly on Sunday, April 2, 2023. The state government later issued prohibitory orders and also suspended internet services across the district.
“to prevent obstruction, annoyance or injury to any person lawfully employed, or danger to human life, health or safety, or disturbance of the public peace, or riot or nuisance, under section 5(2) Vide the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 read with the Temporary Suspension of Telecommunication Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017, it is promulgated,” the state government had said.
Earlier on Thursday, several vehicles were set on fire in a clash between two groups in Howrah amid Ram Navami celebrations. During the procession, rioters vandalized public and private properties and set vehicles on fire. Following the violence during Ram Navami celebrations in Howrah, the West Bengal government on Friday handed over the probe to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). A special team headed by Inspector General of Police, CID Sunil Chowdhary has taken up the investigation.