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Scuffle with medical students leads to hostel siege by tribals

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Press Trust of India Kalyani (WB)
Last Updated : Mar 31 2015 | 11:28 PM IST
A scuffle between students of Kalyani Medical College and boys from the nearby tribal pocket led to a over 200-strong mob of tribals gheraoing the students hostel as a big police force warded off the mob in Nadia district tonight.
A senior police officer said, trouble started after some of the hostel students playing cricket allegedly beat up some adivasi boys playing football nearby in the playground adjacent to the hostel during afternoon.
As two of the three boys, allegedly hit with cricket bat, were given first aid at adjacent J N Memorial Hospital and released, they went back to their area and informed about the alleged assault and a mob, armed with bows and arrows,came close to the hostel compound and started throwing bricks.
A big police force, led by the SDPO, and personnel of RAF were deployed and the situation now eased a bit.
Talks were on between the leaders of the tribal community living in the area for decades, local councillor, police officers and the hostel authorities.

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First Published: Mar 31 2015 | 11:28 PM IST

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