The West Bengal Police have arrested two men belonging to the members of the Hindutva organization Sanatani Ekta Manch for allegedly putting up the Pakistani flag on the wall of a public washroom near a railway station in North Parganas district.
As reported by the Bangoan police district SP Dinesh Kumar, the accused identified as Chandan Malakar (30) and Progyajit Mondal (45), on Wednesday deliberately pasted the Pakistani flag on the walls of a washroom at Akaipur railway station allegedly to create unrest. He further stated that they had allegedly planned to write ‘Hindustan Murdabad’ and ‘Pakistan Zindabad.’
“We found a Pakistani national flag in a toilet near the railway station. Later, we identified two locals using intelligence and the source who were behind it. Our investigation reveals that they had done this deliberately. The two accused have been arrested, and a case has been registered under specific sections. They were produced before the Bangaon sub-division court,” the SP said.
Meanwhile, the probe is underway. Strict action will take place against people involved to create havoc and disrupt peace.
“We shall spare no efforts to bring to book those who are hatching such conspiracies to trigger communal unrest,” the police said.
However, the accused refused the claims made by police and said that they pasted the flag to protest against the Pahalgam terror attack, which unfolded on April 22, claiming the lives of 26 mostly tourists.
