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WB: Anti-Naxal forces clash over molestation charges

New Delhi: Fresh clashes were reported between jawans of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) and Counter Insurgency Force (CIF) at Salua in West Midnapore district of West Bengal after an EFR jawan's daughter was allegedly molested by a CIF personnel.

The victim has filed a complaint at Kharagpur police station on Thursday. According to reports, EFR jawans and CIF personnel clashed over the issue. The police resorted to lathi-charge and lobbed tear gas shells.

Sources said that EFR personnel opened fire but there were no reports of any injuries so far.

The daughter of a securityman of the EFR was returning after tuition when a jawan of the CIF allegedly taunted her....more    

WB: 23 hurt after villagers clash with jawans

New Delhi: Twenty-three people including 20 jawans were injured after villagers clashed with the security forces at Salua near Kharagpur in West Midnapore district of West Bengal. Sources said that the clashes took place following allegations that the jawans were trying to molest some local women at a rural fair on Friday evening. The injured were admitted to Kharagpur hospital. ...