SEVEN ARRESTED IN RANINAGAR SCHOOL VIOLENCE AT JALPAIGURI

Webdesk, TNI Jalpaiguri, 15th January, 2016: After yesterday’s incident of agitated students beat up police personnel the area remained tensed. At least 6 police personnel got beaten up and was critically injured when the agitated students were agitating in the Raninagar Rabindranath High School near Jalpaiguri yesterday. It was reported that the students were being delayed to provide them with cycles from a State Government project called Sabuj Sathi Scheme. The students complained that the school authorities were delaying the date of cycle distribution and when they came for the last announced date they found that only 64 cycles were there for the students. This enraged the students and they started agitating by gheraoing the Head Mistress and teachers of the school. The police were called by the school authorities and a commotion started. After a night long combing operation, 7 agitators were arrested. Police also filed cases against 16 more accused of initiating violence against the police.