BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police on Tuesday refuted leader of opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari's claim that four student activists were "missing", saying that they were arrested for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy of murder as well as attempted murder. Without taking any name, the police said that the "missing" allegation was false and claimed that the four were reportedly planning to "orchestrate large-scale violence" during Tuesday's 'Nabanna Abhijan'.
Suvendu Adhikari had earlier alleged that four student activists from the saffron party, who were supposed to arrive at Howrah station, were missing since midnight. He expressed concerns that these students might have been arrested or detained by the state police.
"A certain political leader has been trying to create a false narrative about four students who have apparently been missing since last night. The truth is, nobody is missing. The four were planning to orchestrate large-scale violence during the Nabanna Abhijan today and were involved in a conspiracy of murder and attempted murder. They have been arrested in the interest of public safety and security, and their families have been informed," Bengal Police posted on X.
Adhikari voiced his apprehensions, alleging that the four student activists were neither traceable nor responding to calls made to their mobile phones.
"The following student activists who were distributing food to the volunteers, who were arriving at Howrah Station, suddenly went missing after midnight. Neither they can be traced nor are they answering their phones. We apprehend that they may have been arrested/detained by the Mamata Police," Adhikari posted on X.
Adhikari also cautioned that if anything were to happen to the student activists, the state police would be held accountable.
"If something happens to them (four student activists) Mamata Police will be held accountable."
A police officer mentioned that a complaint regarding the missing students was lodged with the Golabari Police Station.