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Two Men Arrested In Bengal For Using Pakistani Flag To Incite Communal Tension

They also wrote ‘Hindustan Murdabad’, and have been arrested for attempting to incite communal violence, a senior officer said on Thursday.

West Bengal Police personnel on duty.(Representational image) |
West Bengal Police personnel on duty.(Representational image) | Photo: PTI
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The Bongaon police in West Bengal arrested two men for pasting an image of the Pakistani flag in a public toilet wall next to Akaipur railway station in North 24-Parganas district.

They also wrote ‘Hindustan Murdabad’, and have been arrested for attempting to incite communal violence, a senior officer told PTI on Thursday.

The two men - named Chandan Malakar (30) and Progyajit Mondal (45) - confessed to sticking Pakistan라이브 바카라 flag and writing on the wall. They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Bongaon area.

“They have confessed to the act and it is revealed that they had planned to write ‘Hindustan Murdabad and Pakistan Zindabad’ on that wall to create communal disturbances in the area. Both have been arrested in a specific case. Further investigation is on,” SP of Bongaon Police Department said on X, adding that no effort will be spared to book those who hatch such conspiracies to trigger communal violence.

The police said that both men are active members of a political party, PTI reported. They are also associated with the fringe outfit Sanatani Ekta Manch.

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