Birbhum Violence: TMC Block President Anarul Hussain Arrested After Mamata’s Order
Mumbai: The West Bengal Police has arrested Rampurhat’s TMC block president Anarul Hussain in connection with the brutal murder of eight people in Bogtui village of Birbhum district.
The development came soon after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued an order to arrest him.
Earlier in the day, Banerjee, who landed at a helipad near Bogtui village, promised permanent government jobs to the members of the affected families.
“The police will ensure that the culprits responsible for the Rampurhat carnage. The case filed before the court should be water-tight,” she assured.
The Chief Minister announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of the victims and Rs 2 lakh each for the reconstruction of the damaged houses. Besides this, he said that Rs 50,000 would be provided to each of the injured.
“Police has been ordered to throw a dragnet to unearth secret caches of illicit firearms and bombs across Bengal,” Banerjee said.
Eight people, including two children, were charred to death as nearly a dozen huts were set ablaze in Birbhum district early Tuesday in a suspected fallout of the murder of a ruling TMC panchayat official.
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