Salt Lake couple in cop net after Kalighat temple fracas
Times of India | 19 May 2025
Kolkata: A couple from Salt Lake visiting Kalighat temple were arrested and three others were detained for questioning after they engaged in an argument with on-duty policemen inside the temple.They allegedly assaulted a policeman and a woman civic volunteer during the fracas.Police said the incident happened on Friday evening when a group of five allegedly tried to enter Kalighat temple in an improper manner and created a disturbance in front of the Garbhagriha."SI Biswajit Das requested them multiple times to maintain peace and tranquillity inside the temple and stand in a proper queue. But they continued to create disturbance and stood outside the queue while arguing with the policemen," a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.As an argument broke out, the group started shouting at cops and assaulted the cops with fists and blows, officers claimed. "The group not only injured one of our sub-inspectors but also molested a woman civic volunteer. All five of them were initially detained and two of them were later arrested," said the officer.They were booked under BNS sections dealing with molestation, criminal force, assault on a public servant and common intention.Kolkata: A couple from Salt Lake visiting Kalighat temple were arrested and three others were detained for questioning after they engaged in an argument with on-duty policemen inside the temple. They allegedly assaulted a policeman and a woman civic volunteer during the fracas.Police said the incident happened on Friday evening when a group of five allegedly tried to enter Kalighat temple in an improper manner and created a disturbance in front of the Garbhagriha."SI Biswajit Das requested them multiple times to maintain peace and tranquillity inside the temple and stand in a proper queue. But they continued to create disturbance and stood outside the queue while arguing with the policemen," a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.As an argument broke out, the group started shouting at cops and assaulted the cops with fists and blows, officers claimed. "The group not only injured one of our sub-inspectors but also molested a woman civic volunteer. All five of them were initially detained and two of them were later arrested," said the officer.They were booked under BNS sections dealing with molestation, criminal force, assault on a public servant and common intention.