Howrah, 28th April: A crowd, on Tuesday evening, attacked Police personnel and pelted stones at them on being asked to return to their homes and follow government protocols.
The crowd had gathered at a market place in Tikiapara of Howrah today defying the lockdown. 2 police personnel were severely injured in the incident.
Heavy Police force and RAF were deployed in the area to tackle any untoward incidents.
The West Bengal government on Monday released a list classifying its districts into Red, Orange and Green Zones. Howrah along with Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts have been declared as Red Zones.
According to Union Health Ministry’s definition, red zones are places which have been witnessing a significant number of coronavirus infections, due to which authorities have put strict restrictions on movement of public and traffic in these areas.