Outrage has spread following the emergence of a disturbing video allegedly showing Jayanta Singh, a close associate of TMC MLA Madan Mitra, violently attacking a woman with his gang. The incident is said to have occurred at the Taltala Club in Ariadaha, within the Kamarhati municipality
The graphic footage depicts Singh and his accomplices savagely beating the young woman, prompting widespread condemnation and serious concerns about women’s safety in the state. The purported video rapidly went viral on social media, fueling public anger and demands for justice.
TMC goon Jayanta Singh, who is reportedly a close associate of TMC MLA Madan Mitra, thrashed a girl with his gang in #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/gLHhaNXmel
— Organiser Weekly (@eOrganiser) July 8, 2024
The goon, identified as Jayanta Singh, is reportedly a close associate of TMC MLA Madan Mitra.
In Ariadaha a mother- son duo is beaten on road by goon named Jayanta Singh
— Subham. (@subhsays) July 2, 2024
1-Singh with TMC MLA Madan Mitra
2-With Meghna Mitra,TMC councilor and daughter in law of Madan Mitra (2)
Bangla Pokkho that harasses unarmed non bengali street vendors won't say anything on this! pic.twitter.com/cvXi91kztN
After the video of the incident went viral, TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta took to Twitter to claim that the incident had occurred in March 2021. He further said that the accused was Jayant Singh and two of the people visible in the horrific video are currently behind bars.
This is an old video of March 2021. The accused is Jayant Singh and his associates.
— 𝐑𝐢𝐣𝐮 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 (@DrRijuDutta_TMC) July 8, 2024
Two persons seen in the video are currently in jail.
The victim person seen in this video may be a male person. This is being verified.
Quite obvious that BJP, after being rejected in… pic.twitter.com/PCYk9mBo5W
Chopra flogging incident
The video comes days after a video of a local Bahubali leader assaulting a married woman and a man lying helplessly on the road in the name of ‘summary Justice’ had gone viral on the internet.
In the video shared by the CPI(M) leader, the accused is seen manhandling a woman and a man. The accused threw the victims on the ground and started assaulting them with cane sticks in his hand and kicked the woman several times. While the woman could be seen screaming and rolling on the road in pain, a large crowd gathered there didn’t come forward to help the victims.
The incident took place in Chopra’s Lakshmipur village in the Dighalgaon area. The accused is identified as a local Bahubali leader Tajemul, who is popular as JCB in the area. He allegedly assaulted the victims over an allegation of ‘extra-marital affair’. As per media reports, he ran Taliban-style ‘quick justice’ through his ‘Insaf Sabha’ and is a close associate of Chopra MLA Hamidur Rahaman.
Update: This report has been updated with the clarification issued by the TMC spokesperson of the incident being from 2021
