12-18-2010, 04:05 AM
Quote:TNN
Suri, Santhia (WB)
An electronics shop in the Sainthia Municipality market was ransacked by a group of people on Friday moring when the shopkeeper refused to give 'chanda' for Muharram, which a local club had demanded.
Samir Dutta, the shopowner, lodged a complaint with Sainthia police. He alleged that a team of police was standing nearby but did not help them when the armed attackers broke into the shop and beat him up.
(Times Of India Kolkata Ed. Dec 18 2010 P6 -- not available online)
Quote:Suri(WB), Dec 17 (PTI) Angry businessmen of Sainthia today blocked the Behrampur-Suri road for around four hours to demanding the arrest of the people, who ransacked of an electronics goods shop for refusing donation.
The businessmen alleged that a group of people demanded Rs 200 donation from the electronics shop owner Samir Dutta for taking out a religious procession. When Dutta asked them to accept Rs 20 instead of Rs 200 the group barged into his shop and beat him up and ransacked the shop and damaged many electronics goods/.
Dutta alleged that a police team was standing at a stone throw distance from his shop when the incident occurred but did not help them.
Dutta has lodged a complaint with the Sainthia police station.
The businessmen alleged that two months ago similar incident took place there.
Saithia is one of the biggest whole-sell market of the state for mustard oil.
http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-...nal/1/20/1

