Police van vandalised, 2 detained in fresh clashes during Waqf protest in Bengal

A mob attacked police personnel, torched five police motorcycles and vandalised a prison van in the Sonepur bazaar area. Following this, Rapid Action Force personnel were deployed to control the situation, The Indian Express reported.

The police said they resorted to lathi charge after around 2,000 protestors held a four-hour dharna and blocked the Basanti highway. The demonstrators also threw stones at the security personnel.

The violence broke out after the police stopped protesters from travelling along the Basanti highway to a protest rally in Kolkata led by Indian Secular Front leader and MLA Nawshad Siddique.