Phulbari: In a worrisome incident that took place on May 11 in the village of Chibinang, a group of miscreants entered the house of a resident of the same village, allegedly brandishing knives and sticks and proceeded to thrash 4 people who were at the house, having dinner. One of the victims of the assault is a woman.
According to the FIR filed by the victims, a large group, comprising more than 20 people, forced themselves into the house where they apparently wanted to attack a friend who had paid a visit to the house. While the reason for the attack remains under investigation, the group came armed with weapons.
When the members of the house including the wife of the homeowner tried to intervene to save their friend, they too were attacked.
The incident took place at about 10:30 PM in the village of Chibinang on May 11 with a police complaint being filed at the Phulbari PS on the next day, May 12.
“My friend had come over for dinner and while we were at it, a group of more than 20 people forced themselves into the house and tried to beat up my friend. I, another cousin and his wife tried to defend him and they attacked us as well,” informed one of the complainants.
The homeowner and his family appealed to the group to stop the assault but they ignored the appeals. In the attack, the cousin’s wife was also molested by the group of attackers. She also suffered injuries to her person.
“This is intolerable to say the least and has never happened before in our area. These kinds of acts can create tensions between communities, something that our area has never seen,” added the complainants while seeking stringent action against the perpetrators of the crime.
The FIR by the 4 victims named at least 7 persons while adding there were more involved.
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Confirming the complaint, WGH SP, Dara Aswaghosh stated that an FIR has been registered and investigation into what happened is currently ongoing. However no arrests have been made so far in the case. Meanwhile, local MLA and power minister, AT Mondal has condemned the incident.
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