New Delhi: A 15-year-old girl was injured when supporters of the CPI-M and a group backed by the Trinamool Congress fired at each other in Nandigram, West Bengal.
PTI, while quoting Superintendent of Police G A Srinivas, said the girl was trapped in the crossfire between the two sides. Srinivas said no arrests have been made and refused to comment on what caused the shoot-out.
West Bengal has proposed to give land to Indonesia’s Salim Group for a special economic zone but the Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee, which is supported by the Trinamool Congress, has opposed the deal.
Police on Tuesday fired in the air at Mahespur village to rescue a CPI-M leader, who was allegedly held captive by the Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee.
Police on Monday had fired in the air after women members of the Committee tried to attack a camp at Tekhalibazar.
Nandigram block II has been the scene of recurring clashes over the issue of acquisition of land for a SEZ to be set up by Indonesia's Salim Group. The acquisition has been put on hold by the state government.
Six persons were killed on January 7 in violence in Nandigram, while an intelligence officer was lynched there by a mob exactly a month later.
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