Locals stage protest after recovery of dead body in WB; EC seeks report

Locals staged protests in West Bengal's Hooghly after the recovery of the body of a young man. People also blocked the Durgapur Expressway and vandalised some vehicles following which the Election Commission has sought a report from the district administration.

Hooghly: Police on Wednesday recovered the body of a young man in Dankuni in West Bengal's Hooghly district, following which locals blocked the Durgapur Expressway and vandalised some vehicles, officials said.

The incident prompted the Election Commission to seek a report from the district administration in the poll-bound state, they said.

Five persons have been arrested in this connection, police said.

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The body of Sudipto Duari (22), who had been missing since Monday, was recovered from a pond near the Service Road in Dankuni, a police officer said.

Locals alleged that the man was beaten to death by a group of civic volunteers and there was no police action even after a complaint was lodged at Dankuni Police Station.

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"Some people vandalised our police vans and other government properties... We have arrested five persons, and the situation is now under control," the officer said.

PTI

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