Text Size:
A+
Raina, Jamalpur, Galsi: The violence in Kolkata began right after the West Bengal assembly election results were declared on 2 May.
Abhijit Sarkar, a 35-year-old BJP worker and an idol maker in North Kolkata, was among the first victims.
His older brother Biswajit Sarkar told ThePrint that Abhijit was allegedly dragged out of his house in the afternoon by a group of around 30 to 35 people, including women, and past the canine shelter and small veterinary unit that he ran for ailing dogs picked off the streets.
âThe attackers used the cable wires to make a noose around his neck and dragged him through this alley (in front of his house); three of his pet dogs went with him,â Biswajit said. âMy brother and his dogs were beaten to death. They assaulted me as well but their target was Abhijit as he was a known BJP worker.â
Hours after the assembly election result was declared in West Bengal, there were reports of
nearly a dozen people being killed in incidents of post-poll violence. Three parties â the Trinamool Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Indian Secular Front â alleged that their workers were among those killed.
The BJP alleged six casualties, claiming they were killed by âTMC goonsâ, and that multiple party offices and homes of its supporters were vandalised and set ablaze. It also alleged that its women workers and Nandigram poll winner Suvendu Adhikariâs vehicle were attacked. The saffron party plans to hold day-long dharnas in protest across the country on Wednesday, when Mamata Banerjee will take her oath as chief minister.