Couple protests against loud fire crackers, thrashed

Kolkata: A couple was beaten up by some local youths after they protested against the bursting of loud fire crackers.

The incident took place at Kalna in East Burdwan district on late Sunday night. It was learnt that some local youths were bursting fire crackers in the area when the victims —Baisakhi Mondal and Arun Mondal raised a protest against them. The victims told police that the accused youths had been bursting fire crackers for the past few days. They urged the youths not to indulge in this but they turned a deaf ear to their appeal. The victim woman told police that she was about to enter the house at around 11 pm on Sunday when one of the accused threw a chocolate bomb near her. As she protested against the accused, she was beaten up. Her husband, Arun, was also beaten up when he came to her rescue.

After hearing the screams of the victims, locals rushed to the spot. The accused youths, however, fled the spot immediately after the incident. The victims were taken to Kalna Super-specialty Hospital on Sunday night.

The family members of the victim lodged a complaint at the local police station on the basis of which the police started a probe.