Panchla in Kolkata turned into a virtual battlefield on Saturday following protests by the local people over the alleged custodial death of a youth at West Bengal’s Howrah district correctional home.

Somnath Sardar allegedly died in custody. The agitating local people also got engaged in a brawl with the police personnel who tried to disperse the crowd protesting. The police had to resort to massive lathicharge to bring the situation under control.