BJP leader Arjun Singh claims his office-cum-residence is attacked with bombs, police started probe

Singh said that police didn't take any action when the assailants wielded firearms openly.
BJP leader Arjun Singh
BJP leader Arjun Singh Photo | X - @ArjunsinghWB
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KOLKATA: Former MP and BJP leader Arjun Singh alleged that a group of people threw stones, hurled bombs and fired multiple gunshots at his office-cum-residence in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas on Friday night.

Singh claimed that he sustained a splinter wound during the incident.

In a tweet on X, Singh said, "This morning, while everyone was occupied with Navratri Puja, several jihadis and goons, under the protection of Namit Singh, an accused in NIA cases and son of a local @AITCofficial Councillor attacked my office-cum-residence, Mazdoor Bhawan, with the local police looking on."

He said that police didn't take any action when the assailants wielded firearms openly.

"Around 15 bombs were thrown, and more than a dozen rounds were fired during the attack," he said.

PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video shared by Singh.

An officer from Jagatdal police station said there were no injuries confirmed and that senior police officials, along with additional forces, were at the scene to conduct an investigation.

Singh, who previously switched allegiance from the Trinamool Congress to the BJP, lost to TMC's Partha Bhowmick in the recent general elections.

Jagatdal MLA Somenath Shyam denied Singh's claims and said, "After losing his political footing, he is blaming the TMC for problems he created himself."

In a post on X, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said, "This morning, prominent goons & renowned anti-socials associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress Party attacked the home of senior BJP Leader & Former MP; Shri Arjun Singh, in Bhatpara; North 24 Parganas district. They even hurled crude bombs. As usual the Police played the role of mute spectator and didn't do much to deter the criminals."

He added that video footage was enough to identify and arrest the culprits for this heinous crime.

"I hope DGP@WBPolice will at least try to use the visuals for nabbing these miscreants," he said.

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