Bengal: Gangasagar Mela mob beats up 3 sadhus of UP on suspicion of kidnapping, 12 arrested

West Bengal Police on Saturday arrested twelve people in Purulia in connection with the incident where three sadhus from Uttar Pradesh, who were on their way to the Gangasagar fair on Thursday evening, were beaten up by an angry mob. It is reported that the Sadhus were suspected to be kidnappers. According to officials associated with the case, the accused will be produced in a court in Purulia district. Reacting to the incident, West Bengal minister and TMC leader Shashi Panja said, “Some sadhus had come to Purulia in a car with UP number plates. They were attacked by locals on suspicion of being kidnappers. 12 people were arrested “And the matter is being investigated.” Meanwhile, strongly condemning the attack on Sadhus in Bengal, BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya has launched a scathing attack on Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Malviya later shared in another post that BJP MP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato saved the sadhus after the Bengal Police failed to provide security. Malviya also claimed that according to locals, TMC goons and civilian volunteer Anwar Shaikh of the West Bengal Police conspired to carry out the attack. all about the event According to media reports, the three sadhus had hired a vehicle to reach Gangasagar for the Makar Sankranti festival. The attack occurred after some locals suspected him of being a kidnapper when he asked for directions. According to accounts, three teenage girls, whom the sadhus had asked for directions, screamed and ran away, prompting locals to catch the sadhus and assault them. What did the police say? When asked about the incident, Purulia Superintendent of Police Abhijit Banerjee said a case has been registered and investigation is underway.