If you thought Tarapith was the
only place which came under jihadi attack today, think again. Be it popular
Hindu religious places like Tarapith in the district of Birbhum or the remote
village of Gagrabari under Kanthalberia panchayat in South 24 Parganas
district, Hindus are often at the receiving end Relentless attacks in West
Bengal. There used to be a Hindu temple consecrated to Sheetala Mata deity in
Gagrabari village of Basanti police station. As the property of the temple was
being encroached upon by local Muslims, apprehensive Hindus put a fence around
the area. On 27th November 2013, a Muslim named Hamid Poddar trespassed into the
area of the temple and started making haystacks along with his sons and other
members of his community.
Hindus vehemently opposed their actions and asked them to leave the premises at
once but Hamid Poddar and his sons Monirul Sardar and Nazir Sardar not only
refused to leave quietly but attacked the Hindu protesters accompanied by Nabir
Ali Sardar (son of Aljubbar Sardar), Ujir Ali, Sabir Ali Mollah and few others.
The Hindu residents - among them, Biplab Santra (son of Bishwanath Santra),
Sanjay Jana (son of Gour Jana), Sadhan Maity (son of Late Panchu Maity),
Paritosh Santra (son of Laxman Santra), Ramkrishna Adhikary (son of Radhanath
Adhikary) along with a lady Putul Adhikari were injured in the attack. Biplab Santra
received a terrible blow on his head that resulted in skull fracture. Even
though it appears that the incident was instigated by the trespassing of Hamid
and his companions, police arrested 6 Hindus along with 4 Muslims. Biplab Santra
who had a serious injury was not even offered any medical assistance but was
kept behind the bar. At the time of reporting, Biplab has been released by the
police but Paritosh is still under custody along with 3 other members from the
attacking Muslim community.
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