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Prophet remark row: Mob attacks train in West Bengal's Nadia district

Updated on: 12 June,2022 08:49 PM IST  |  Bethuadahari
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The group was protesting against controversial remarks of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad

Prophet remark row: Mob attacks train in West Bengal's Nadia district

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A group of people attacked and damaged a local train at Bethuadahari railway station in West Bengal's Nadia district on Sunday evening, a police officer said.


It was not immediately known whether there was any casualty.


The group was protesting against controversial remarks of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad.


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The officer said a large number of protestors put up a road blockade and when they were chased by the police, some of them entered the station and threw stones at the train which was on a platform.

Train services on the Lalgola line have been affected due to the attack, he said. 

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