The incident came amid allegations by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Trinamool workers going on a rampage, looting, killing and even indulging in sexual crimes against opposition parties after it won the West Bengal assembly elections. The reports of violence started doing the rounds from the evening of 2 May when the election results were declared. TMC, however, denied the allegations and blamed the BJP for inciting violence.
On 3 May, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had sought a report from the West Bengal government on the violence and steps taken by the state to curb the same. The MHA rapped the Bengal government again on 5 May saying that it had not submitted the previously-sought report.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has also asked for a report from the Bengal Home Ministry and has said that Prime Minister Modi has called him to express anguish over the violence in Bengal.
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