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Kolkata, October 23 (IANS) An elderly woman on Thursday lodged a complaint against five people for beating her up when she protested against bursting firecrackers late at night. The incident took place in Bhawanipur area of South Kolkata in the early hours of Tuesday.
The elderly woman alleged that she had gone to the police the same day but the authorities refused to register a complaint as it was the night of Kali Puja when it is common for people to burst crackers.
However, the woman went to the police station again on Thursday with a lawyer to lodge a complaint. This time the police have registered an FIR against five people on the basis of their complaint. However, no one has been arrested yet in connection with the incident.
It is learned that Anupama Choudhary, a resident of 4B Ashutosh Mukherjee Road, alleged that some youths from the neighborhood were bursting crackers at around 1.30 am on the day of Kali Puja, which was beyond the sanctioned time for bursting crackers.
The elderly woman alleges that she had gone to protest against bursting of such loud firecrackers. He alleged that firecrackers had caused a minor fire in his house. However, when they protested against bursting crackers, the boys beat up the woman and her brother.
Speaking to a section of media persons, the elderly woman said: “I was sleeping at night. Suddenly, I saw that the house was filled with smoke. I could not breathe. I went down and asked the boys to stop bursting crackers. They forcibly caught me and beat me. The locals did not come to my rescue.”
He feels that he may be attacked again. He also accused the police of non-cooperation. However, the police said that investigation into the matter has started.
–IANS
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