Mamata146;s bandh partial in WB

In another incident of stone-pelting, Suman Pal, a student of Class 11, was injured in Howrah. Five others were reported to be injured in Coochbehar. In Bongoan, three Bangladeshi women were injured when TMC supporters ransacked the Dhaka-bound Indo-Bangladesh 8220;Souhardya8221; bus, in which they were travelling.

Kolkata was witness to a few instances of road blockades, hurling of crude bombs and vandalising of buses. Bandh supporters ransacked buses and hurled crude bombs. Most schools remained closed. State transport minister Subhas Chakraborty, who claimed 300 buses were on the roads, demanded strict action against these schools. Though the traffic flow thinned considerably, the bandh could not keep people indoors. Among government offices, Writers8217; building witnessed 70 per cent attendance and the Assembly 85 per cent.

Flights were not disrupted. The US Ambassador David Mulford, who had arrived in Kolkata for a two-day visit, however, cut short his trip and flew back to Delhi early in the morning. Over 2,400 people were arrested across the state, said Raj Kanojia, IG Law and Order.