West Bengal: ‘My temple was destroyed by Sheikh Hasan, TMC councillor and police involved’, alleged a Hindu woman

A Hindu woman alleged that the Police tortured and verbally abused her on the order of the local TMC councillor. She also alleged that her temple was also demolished. 

On Monday (1st April), a video of a Hindu woman went viral on social media wherein she accused local goons of destroying her temple and forcibly occupying her land in cahoots with the local police.

Durga Roy is a resident of ward no 2 of Bolpur municipality of Birbhum district. The area comes under the jurisdiction of Shantiniketan Police Station. 

The woman alleged that the land mafia Sheikh Hasan tried to grab her land. Local councillor Chandan Mandal and local police were also helping them.

She alleged, “Sheikh Hasan and his men were illegally doing construction work. When I tried to stop, the Police detained me. The Police beat me and erased all the videos from my mobile. I recorded the illegal construction work on my mobile.”

She further narrated, “The Police released me in the evening. When I returned home, I saw that the temple of my home had been demolished. I earlier filed a case in the court. The court imposed 144. I showed the Court’s order. But, the Police didn’t listen and allowed illegal construction on the land.”

Durga Roy continued, “I am now restricted to the house and cannot step outside. I want justice. I will accept the verdict of the Judiciary. Why should the police beat me? I am a single mother raising my two kids.

As of now, the woman submitted a written complaint to the Superintendent of Police, Birbhum.