West Bengal: Woman judge assaulted during Jagadhatri Puja immersion procession, say cops

Kolkata | Tuesday | 20th November, 2018

Summary:

A woman judge was allegedly assaulted by a group of puja committee members during an immersion procession in Chandannagar Sunday, police said. An eyewitness, on condition of anonymity, said that the people who were a part of the immersion procession were drunk. The car got stuck in traffic on G T Road during an immersion procession as part of Jagadhatri Puja, police sources said. The incident took place when Chandrani Chakraborty, third judicial magistrate of Chandannagar Court, was travelling in her official car with her husband and two security guards. “When the security guards tried to clear the way, those part of the procession allegedly abused them,” said an official..