The Enforcement Directorate claimed the mob gathered inside half an hour.
New Delhi:
Giving chilling particulars in regards to the assault on its officers, allegedly by supporters of a Trinamool Congress chief, the Enforcement Directorate has stated the mob consisted of 800-1,000 folks and that there was an “intention to cause death”.
The company stated three of its officers had been severely injured and that folks within the mob robbed its personnel of their belongings, together with cellphones, wallets and laptops.
The assault occurred in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Friday, when an Enforcement Directorate staff – accompanied by personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) – was finishing up searches at three premises belonging to Trinamool chief Sahajahan Sheikh in reference to the alleged Public Distribution Scam.
While the Trinamool Congress referred to as the incident “a BJP conspiracy” and claimed “unruly elements attached with the central agencies provoked locals”, the BJP has dubbed the continuance of the ruling get together’s authorities within the state “a threat to national security.”
In an announcement posted on X, the Enforcement Directorate referred to as Sheikh a convenor of the Trinamool Congress and stated, “On one of the premises, the Enforcement Directorate team with CRPF personnel was attacked by 800-1000 people with an intention to cause death as these people were carrying weapons such as lathis, stones & bricks.”
“In this incident, three ED officials have been grievously injured. Injured ED officials are being admitted to hospital for treatment. Violent mob also snatched/robbed/stole personal/official belongings of ED officials such as their mobile phones, laptop, cash, wallets, etc. and badly damaged some of the ED vehicles (sic),” the assertion stated.
The company stated Sheikh refused to unlock the door and whereas the staff was attempting to get it open, the mob gathered inside half an hour. It alleged that stones had been additionally thrown on the personnel.
“Other officers had to escape from the place of the incident without conducting search to save their lives as the mob became very violent and even chased the officials so as to deter the officials from performing their official duty,” it added.
‘Diabolical Move’
The Trinamool Congress referred to as the incident BJP’s “diabolical move of deflecting attention from its own crimes by triggering law and disorder issues”.
Claiming there was a BJP conspiracy, Trinamool Congress chief Shashi Panja stated, “We have heard that the locals of the area were provoked and, consequently, they retaliated. We have repeatedly said that we do not support any violence. We have no issues with any investigation but some people are deliberately trying to create a ‘law and disorder’. They are deliberately trying to frame a situation to defame Bengal.”
Taking goal at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, who’s the chief of the opposition in West Bengal, posted on X, “Due to Mamata Banerjee’s assurance and encouragement, criminals like Sheikh Shahjahan have assembled Rohingya to work as his henchmen and establish a reign of terror.”
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose additionally condemned the assault and stated, “It is a ghastly incident. It is alarming and deplorable. It is the duty of a civilised government to stop barbarism and vandalism in a democracy. If a government fails in its basic duty, then the Constitution of India will take its course.”
