Couple in 'Illicit Relationship' Thrashed in Bengal, Malviya Says Mamata Banerjee 'Curse for Women'

Chopra: BJP's IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya, on Sunday, shared a shocking video of a man allegedly thrashing a couple in broad daylight in West Bengal's Chopra. Malviya launched a pincer attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by calling her a ‘curse for women.’

Malviya, in an elongated post on X, wrote,This is the ugly face of Mamata Banerjee’s rule in West Bengal. The guy in the video, who is beating up a woman mercilessly, is Tajemul (popular as JCB in the area). He is famous for giving quick justice through his ‘insaf’ sabha and is a close associate of Chopra MLA Hamidur Rahaman. India must wake up to the reality of Sharia Courts in TMC run West Bengal. There is a #Sandeshkhali in every village and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a curse for women. There is no semblance of law and order in Bengal. Will Mamata Banerjee act against this monster or defend him like she stood up for Sheikh Shahjahan? Place - Laxmikantapur, Chopra, North Dinajpur, West Bengal @NCWIndia: please note."

Police Initiate Action

The West Bengal Police registered a case after the video clip of the couple allegedly engaged in an illicit relationship went viral, sparking widespread outrage. The man who was seen in the video beating up the two with a bamboo stick was allegedly a local TMC leader of Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district where the incident occurred following a decision of a a kangaroo court. PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. While the opposition BJP, Congress and CPI(M) slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for the incident, the ruling TMC said the matter will be investigated. Islampur Police Superintendent Joby Thomas K said the police have watched the video clip on social media and have registered a case after verification.

"We have initiated raids to arrest the culprit and will investigate the reason behind the act promptly," he said. The video clip shows the man beating up the woman who grimaced in pain, as a large number of people were watching. The accused also thrashed a man with the stick. Shahjahan is an arrested TMC functionary of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, where allegations of sexual abuse and land grab have been levelled against Trinamool Congress leaders. Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government, CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim said in a post on X: "Not even #KangarooCourt! Summary trial and punishment handed out by d ⁦@AITCofficial⁩ goon... Literally bulldozer justice at Chopra under ⁦@MamataOfficial⁩ rule." State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that attacks on ordinary people and the TMC's political opponents are continuing in West Bengal, though the Trinamool Congress won the Lok Sabha elections in the state. "How can a woman be beaten up in this way? Attack on any woman is barbaric and deplorable,” he said. “Such incidents of violence are giving a bad name to West Bengal," the senior Congress leader said.

Local TMC MLA Hamidur Rahman denied he had any connection with the accused and distanced himself from the incident. He said it was a village matter and not related to the party. TMC district president Kaniyalal Agarwal attributed the incident to the couple's alleged illicit relationship, which "did not go down well with the villagers". He said that the party would investigate the episode. TMC spokesperson Shantanu Sen condemned the incident but also pointed out that such kangaroo courts were common during the Left Front regime too. (with PTI inputs)