Fresh protests erupted in Sandeshkhali on February 22 against alleged “land grabbing” by Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother Sheikh Sirajuddin.
Hundreds of villagers of Bermajur area of Sandeshkhali took part in the protest against the local Trinamool leadership. A hut beside a bhery (shallow water pond) was also set on fire. Senior police officers including Deputy Inspector General of Police Basirhat Bhaskar Mukherjee and Superintendent of Police Basirhat Hossain Mehdi Rahman assured residents that their complaints will be registered.