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The agency said three of its officials were severely injured and that
people in the mob robbed its personnel of their belongings, including
mobile phones and wallets.
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Bengal Attack
'800-Strong Mob Intended To Cause Death': Probe Agency On Bengal Attack
The agency said three of its officials were severely injured and that
people in the mob robbed its personnel of their belongings, including
mobile phones and wallets.
India NewsNDTV News DeskUpdated: January 06, 2024 8:45 am IST
The Enforcement Directorate claimed the mob gathered within half an hour.
New Delhi:
Giving chilling details about the attack on its officials,
allegedly by supporters of a Trinamool Congress leader, the Enforcement
Directorate has said the mob consisted of 800-1,000 people and that
there was an "intention to cause death".
The agency said three of its officials were severely injured and that
people in the mob robbed its personnel of their belongings, including
mobile phones, wallets and laptops.
The attack occurred in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas
district on Friday, when an Enforcement Directorate team - accompanied
by personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - was carrying
out searches at three premises belonging to Trinamool leader Sahajahan
Sheikh in connection with the alleged Public Distribution Scam.
While the Trinamool Congress called the incident "a BJP conspiracy" and
claimed "unruly elements attached with the central agencies provoked
locals", the BJP has dubbed the continuance of the ruling party's
government in the state "a threat to national security."
In a statement posted on X, the Enforcement Directorate called Sheikh a
convenor of the Trinamool Congress and said, "On one of the premises,
the Enforcement Directorate team with CRPF personnel was attacked by
800-1000 people with an intention to cause death as these people were
carrying weapons such as lathis, stones & bricks."
"In this incident, three ED officials have been grievously injured.
Injured ED officials are being admitted to hospital for treatment.
Violent mob also snatched/robbed/stole personal/official belongings of
ED officials such as their mobile phones, laptop, cash, wallets, etc.
and badly damaged some of the ED vehicles (sic)," the statement said.
The agency said Sheikh refused to unlock the door and while the team was
trying to get it open, the mob gathered within half an hour. It alleged
that stones were also thrown at the personnel.
"Other officers had to escape from the place of the incident without
conducting search to save their lives as the mob became very violent and
even chased the officials so as to deter the officials from performing
their official duty," it added.
'Diabolical Move'
The Trinamool Congress called the incident BJP's "diabolical
move of deflecting attention from its own crimes by triggering
law and disorder issues".
Claiming there was a BJP conspiracy, Trinamool Congress leader
Shashi Panja said, "We have heard that the locals of the area
were provoked and, consequently, they retaliated. We have
repeatedly said that we do not support any violence. We have
no issues with any investigation but some people are deliberately
trying to create a 'law and disorder'. They are deliberately
trying to frame a situation to defame Bengal."
Taking aim at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP's Suvendu
Adhikari, who is the leader of the opposition in West Bengal,
posted on X, "Due to Mamata Banerjee's assurance and
encouragement, criminals like Sheikh Shahjahan have assembled
Rohingya to work as his henchmen and establish a reign of terror."
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose also condemned the attack and
said, "It is a ghastly incident. It is alarming and deplorable.
It is the duty of a civilised government to stop barbarism and
vandalism in a democracy. If a government fails in its basic
duty, then the Constitution of India will take its course."
. . .
India, its ruling party, is actively cultivated by the
USA and EU as a potential ally and important trade
partner.
However ... it has been discovered that India has been
sending assassins to the USA and beyond to eliminate
political rivals.
Now it appears that the deadly political skull-duggery
is increasing INSIDE of India. Death-mobs are being
leveraged as political weapons and blame is being
scattered as if off a disco ball.
So ... the big question ... is India going to be a
RELIABLE ally/partner in the future ?
Answer ... "Probably NOT".
Looks as if the local political situation has gone
rotten and is falling apart. This has been a long
time coming, but it looks as if a certain critical
mass of chaos has been reached. "India" can very
well, very quickly, disintegrate into a number of
geographical and political sub-entities.
Note that India has nuclear weapons/missiles. This
COULD get very bad quickly not only for India but
for the immediate region as well.
In case of any disasters, CHINA will step in immediately
to "provide assistance" .....
India is a very weird "1st/3rd-world" country. In some
aspects it is at the cutting edge, yet a huge percentage
of the pop lives a nearly medieval existence. I do not
see this as sustainable.
A few years back I found an open IP cam inside an Indian
"tech support" center. Lots of guys lined up at long desks.
However, night-time, they didn't LEAVE ... they SLEPT
there on little mats. Despite their education, they did
not seem to have HOMES. This is just freaky.