Kolkata: Opponent party councilor beaten by criminals for protesting against eve-teasing
According to reports, CPI-M councilor of Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC)'s Ward-31, Ashraf Jawed, protested against extortion demands and eve-teasing of a local woman in the evening.
Few local anti-socials beaten him up by iron sticks and sharp weapons at night, the councilor claimed.
The CPI-M councilor later lodged a complaint at Shibpur Police Station, followed by which a probe has been started into the matter, police officials said.
No suspect has been arrested in connection with the case so far, till the last update came in.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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