Loan shark victims, police clash in Shantibatika

A clash broke out between loan shark victims and police in Shantibatika on Monday. The clash broke out after the loan shark victims, who had been staging a sit-in inside Shantibatika, tried to head towards Bhadrakali this afternoon. Some loan shark victims and police personnel were injured in the clash.

Police said that they have arrested some of the demonstrators from the scene. It has been learnt that the police baton charged the loan shark victims and also lobbed tear gas shells to take the situation under control. A large number of security personnel has been deployed in and around Shantibatika.