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Bangla Bandh: Security beefed up in Kolkata; bus drivers forced to wear helmets
Updated On: 28 August, 2024 10:28 AM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
Anticipating violence amid Bangla Bandh, the administration has instructed drivers and conductors of the government buses in Kolkata to wear helmets
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Authorities have beefed up security in Kolkata in the wake of the 12-hour `Bangla Bandh` called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in protest against the alleged police crackdown during the `Nabanna Abhijan` protest rally in the state capital on Tuesday, reported news agency ANI.
The murder and alleged sexual assault of a female trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 caused national outrage and many rallies have been held in different states of the country.
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