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1 dead in clash over construction of Power Grid sub-station

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Kolkata: One person was killed and another was injured in the Bhangor area of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday as clashes broke out between the police and villagers opposing construction of a Power Grid sub- station in the area.
Villagers, who blocked roads and damaged several police vehicles, claimed that police had opened fire on the protesters while police said the firing took place between two groups of protesters in which the casualty took place. “One person has been killed and another received bullet injury during the crossfire between two groups of outsiders and other residents of the area. We are looking into it,” ADG (law and order) Anuj Sharma told PTI.
When asked about reports of police firing in the area, Sharma said “There has been no police firing. The police didn’t fire a single shot. The work of the Power Grid station has already stopped. The person was declared dead on arrival at the hospital and the other person is undergoing treatment.” (PTI)

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