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This is an archive article published on February 19, 2007
Trouble returns to Nandigram
Violence flared up once again at Nandigram on Sunday, as bombs were hurled, gunshots fired and people beaten up. Since Saturday night
Violence flared up once again at Nandigram on Sunday, as bombs were hurled, gunshots fired and people beaten up. Since Saturday night, bombs were being hurled from Khejuri towards Nandigram and gunshots were also heard in Kedorabarchak area, sources said.
Sporadic clashes took place since Friday night between supporters of the CPI-M and the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee, which is spearheading the protest against land acquisition for a SEZ to be set up by Indonesia8217;s Salim Group. Satyen Karan, a resident of Dangra locality, was beaten up when he went to Tekhali Bazar on Saturday. His shop was also being looted.
Karan, who filed a complaint with the police, was admitted to a primary health centre at Nandigram. Amalendu Maity, who was beaten up by some armed personnel on Saturday, was released after first-aid. The Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee on Saturday organised a procession in Tekhali Bazar to protest the looting of shops and damage to property on Saturday. BUPC convenor Sheikh Sufiyan on Sunday vowed that the body would resist all attempts by the CPI-M to foment trouble in the area. He said around 11 shops were looted in Tekhali Bazar on Sunday. BUPC members alleged that a group of 200 to 300 CPI-M supporters set ablaze four houses.
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