{"id":9774,"date":"2020-07-27T19:56:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=9774"},"modified":"2020-07-27T19:56:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:56:37","slug":"after-hooghly-clashes-prohibitory-orders-imposed-internet-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=9774","title":{"rendered":"After Hooghly clashes, prohibitory orders imposed, internet suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"editor\" id=\"storycenterbyline\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/agency\/express-news-service\/\">Express News Service<\/a> | Kolkata |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2020-05-14T11:51:40+05:30\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: May 14, 2020  11:51:40 am\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?w=759\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"759\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"422\"\/><\/span><span class=\"custom-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6369519\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg 759w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=450,250 450w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=600,334 600w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=728,405 728w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6369519\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg 759w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=450,250 450w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=600,334 600w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=728,405 728w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/04\/kolkata4.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"\/><\/noscript> The decisions were taken after fake news and misinformation about the clashes were being circulated on social media platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Days after clashes broke out between two communities at Telinipara in Hooghly district, the District Magistrate issued prohibitory orders under <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/what-is-section-144-crpc-jammu-and-kashmir-5878543\/\">section 144<\/a> of CrPC in the area and suspended internet services, including broadband, in Chandannagar and Serampore subdivisions till 6 pm on Sunday. The decisions were taken after fake news and misinformation about the clashes were being circulated on social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Violent clashes took place in Telinipara area after members of one community got into a verbal altercation with members of another over why they were roaming around during the lockdown even after five of their community members tested positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/coronavirus\/\">Covid-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/mamata-banerjee\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> had slammed a section of <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/bjp\/\">BJP<\/a> leaders for allegedly instigating communal clashes and said those who would be found guilty would not be spared.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coronavirus on May 13, 47,480 active cases in India\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7hXBosiRw-E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have told police to take the strictest action. Those who violated the lockdown and indulged in communal clashes will be tried under the National Disaster Management Act. None will be spared. We will not see whether the person belongs to community A or B,\u201d the chief minister had said.<\/p>\n<p>After the CM\u2019s strong warning, raids were conducted. As many as 56 people were arrested on Tuesday. A day before, 37 people were arrested in connection with the clashes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn total, 93 people have been arrested so far. We are conducting further raids,\u201d said a senior police officer of West Bengal Police.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, police stopped BJP MPs Locket Chatterjee and Arjun Singh from visiting the clash-affected areas. They also wanted to meet the Hooghly District Magistrate Y Ratnakar Rao. However, Rao could not meet them as he was busy attending a video conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DM does not have time to meet us. I am an MP from Hooghly, and yet I cannot meet the DM. We have raised this issue with Lok Sabha Speaker. The police is not taking action against members of a particular community. The situation is being allowed to deteriorate by the state government,\u201d said Chatterjee.<\/p>\n<p>State Urban Development Minister and senior TMC leader Firhad Hakim visited the affected area and held a meeting with police officers there. He directed the police and administration to offer compensation to those whose houses and properties had been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStern action will be taken against those who were responsible for the incident. Peace process should start soon,\u201d said Hakim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"appstext\"><strong>\ud83d\udce3 <em>The Indian Express is now on Telegram. 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