March 31, 2018 5:18 PM

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West Bengal governor holds meeting with officials in violence-hit Asansol

<div class="msg">''<div dir="ltr">''<div>West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi today held an hour-long meeting with senior police and administration officials in Asansol and took stock of the situation in violence-hit areas of Raniganj and Asansol.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The Governor also visited the violence-hit areas of Raniganj and Asansol later in the day.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>One person was killed and two police officers suffered serious injuries on Monday when clashes broke out between two groups over a Ram Navami procession in Raniganj area of Bardhaman West district.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The violence fanned out to Asansol areas, prompting police to suspend Internet services and clamp prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in trouble-torn areas of the district.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Prohibitory orders are still in force as the situation in Asansol is tense. A senior police officer said, no fresh incident of violence has been reported from the area during the past three days. He said, a huge contingent of the police and the Rapid Action Force (RAF) is patrolling the area.</div>''<div></div></div></div>

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