In a strong message, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday directed state police to take “strong action” against the miscreants after conducting a thorough investigation in connection with Kaliaganj violence on Tuesday even as 33 persons have been arrested in this connection. Meanwhile, Governor C V Ananda Bose spoke to Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi and West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Malviya over Kaliaganj violence with parts of Kaliaganj police station set ablaze by miscreants and several vehicles getting torched.

“The girl’s death in Kaliaganj will be investigated and it is a very unfortunate incident,” Banerjee said while giving instructions to police probe the incident of violence hooliganism last evening separately. Two separate probes will be conducted. “Doctors have said that the girl might have taken poison. The entire post-mortem was video-graphed.”

Banerjee blamed BJP for creating ruckus by bringing miscreants from Bihar and vandalizing public property. “They bought the goons from Bihar and ransacked the police station and set it ablaze, They have looted the villagers. It was a planned attack and it was BJP’s hooliganism. The violence that took place in Kaliaganj was the handiwork of the party. Even female police personnel were attacked,” Banerjee said.

During an administrative meeting at the state Secretariat Nabanna, where senior police officials were present, the Chief Minister expressed her displeasure about intelligence failure and their incapability of police to take action.

“I have directed police to arrest the offenders and attach properties. We have a law in place to attach the properties of offenders who destroy public and private properties,” Banerjee said.

“The way the girl’s body was handled by the police was not correct. We will introduce body bags as was done during Covid. Stones were being pelted at them while they were carrying the body,” she said.

At least 15 policemen were injured and have been admitted in the hospital following yesterday’s incident while many reportedly hid in a house and were beaten up by the miscreants, as seen in a purported viral video. Section 144 have been imposed in some parts of Kaliganj even as roads in the town wore a deserted look on Wednesday amid heavy deployment of security forces.Meanwhile, a BJP delegation today met West Bengal Governor and apprised him of the situation in tribal dominated Kaliaganj over the death of the teenage girl.

The delegation was led by BJP chief whip in Assembly Manoj Tigga and other party leaders met the Governor and submitted a deputation demanding action against the culprits.