Nabanna Abhijan protest: Howrah turns battleground

Clashes broke out between police and protestors on GT Road in Howrah Maidan area when they tried to march towards the state secretariat as a part of their lsquoNabanna Abhijaanrsquo on Tuesday afternoonPolice lathicharged and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse protestors who threw stones and bricks at the security forces and attempted to topple barricades blocking their way to the state secretariatPolice use teargas shells to disperse studentsA policeman who identified himself as the incharge of Chanditala police station in Howrah Police Commissionerate was injured in the clashA similar situation unfolded in Hastings and MG Road area where protestors threw stones at police who were seen chasing them awayldquoWhy were we beaten by police We did not break any laws We are holding a peaceful rally to demand justice for the deceased doctor Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take responsibility and resignrdquo said a woman protesterThe protestors were attempting to reach the state secretariat Nabanna to demand the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rapemurder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical CollegeCBI to consult AIIMS expertsThe CBI will consult experts from the All India Institute of Medical Science on the DNA and forensic reports related to the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College officials said TuesdayED files money laundering caseThe ED has filed a money laundering case to probe alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former principal Sandip Ghosh and some others official sources said Tuesday The federal agency has taken cognisance of a CBI FIR to file its ECIR equivalent to an FIR under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLAWant safer sets ArtistesOver a hundred female artistes associated with the Bengali film industry wrote to the staterun Tele Academy on Tuesday seeking a safer workplace amid the outrage over the rapemurder of the doctor at RG Kar hospitalldquoPeople of West Bengal along with the entire nation have been shocked to their core by the recent torture and murder of a woman doctor at her workplacemdash RG Kar Medical College amp Hospital KolkataIn the wake of this heinous crime it is heartening to see that the entertainment industrymdashtheatre artists and technicians musicians makeup artists dancers and choreographers screenwriters and technicians are taking to the streets in fervent protestsrdquo said the letterThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever