Under-trails continue strike in hospital

MALDA, June 15: Madhab Mandal alias Malkhan Singh and Kalipada Mandal, under-trails of Malda correctional home, have decided to continue their hunger-strike demanding release from custody. The under-trials started fasting from Wednesday in the Malda correctional home. Malkhan, a dedicated member of Kamtapuri Liberation Organisation (KLO) and Kalipada, refused to eat food offered by the jail authorities and decided to continue their hunger strike. Owing to lack of infrastructure and round the clock medical facilities inside the correctional home, the authorities finally admitted them to Malda district hospital three days ago. “We can request but cannot force them to withdraw their hunger strike because it is a correctional home. In order to provide medical check-up, saline and injection we decided to admit them to a hospital when their condition was rapidly deteriorating”, said Mr CR Gharai superintendent of Malda correctional home. n SNS

Election results

Four persons including two elderly women were wounded when a clash broke out between two groups of villagers on the issue of panchayat election results in Kaliachak block III on 15 June A group of CPI-M supporters allegedly attacked Malatipur village by hurling bombs.

Detained

English Bazaar police detained Apurba Roy alias Uday on 15 June again in connection with the murder of a congress leader Biswanath Guho. After the arrest of Akhtar Ali on, police detained four more friends of Akhtar and released them after interrogation.Interrogation