Tension flared in Naxalbari over poster vandalism, four arrested

According to sources, BJP workers were accused of tearing down Trinamool Congress posters in the Roypara area. The situation soon escalated into a scuffle between supporters of both parties, triggering unrest in the locality.

After hours of tension, central forces and police conducted a joint operation at night to restore normalcy and bring the situation under control.

Two BJP workers and two Trinamool Congress workers were arrested. The accused have been identified as BJP’s Dipta Roy and Sagar Roy, and Trinamool Congress’s Bashistha Prasad and Santu Roy.