Kolkata Protest LIVE Updates: Kolkata police on Tuesday used water cannons to disperse protestors at Santragachi in Howrah during the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ march, as they climbed onto and broke through police barricades and clashed with officers.
The protestors also dragged away barricades, prompting police to respond with lathi charges and tear gas.
The rally, which was organized in response to the ongoing controversy surrounding the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, started with people assembling at Santragachi before moving from College Square in Kolkata.
In preparation for the protest, police had established heavy security around the West Bengal state secretariat.
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Police on Tuesday hosed protestors with water cannons as they climbed atop police barricades, clashed with police personnel and broke the barricades at Santragachi in Howrah during the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ protest march.
Protestors also dragged away police barricades and police resorted to opening lathicharge and lobbying tear gas shells to disperse them. (ANI)