Kolkata, Sep 22
The police have arrested 29 people belonging to the Kurmi community in West Bengal's Purulia district for attacking cops during an agitation at Kotshila railway station, said the officials on Monday.
At least six police personnel, including two IPS officers, were injured during a violent protest by members of the Kurmi community on Saturday, who blocked railway tracks at the Kotshila station in Purulia district, demanding Scheduled Tribe status. Some protesters were also injured when the police resorted to a lathi charge and used tear gas to disperse the mob.
Purulia Superintendent of Police Abhijit Banerjee said that normalcy has returned to Kotshila station after police stopped the agitation.
The tribal Kurmi community, however, alleged that police unleashed a reign of terror on them in the name of controlling the agitation.
According to tribal Kurmi community sources, the anti-terror meeting will be held at the taxi stand in Purulia city on October 5 after the Durga Puja. They will also submit a memorandum to the DM and SP on that day.