The Behala neighbourhood where the incident took place
The Behala neighbourhood where the incident took place The Behala neighbourhood where the incident took place Kolkata: A group of youths who were bursting crackers allegedly thrashed a Behala couple for daring to protest noise pollution right at their doorstep early on Monday morning, leaving the victims — trader Suresh Kumar Shaw (58) and his wife Minati — injured. “We have been staying here for the past 15 years. I have some health issues and post 10 pm, my wife requested them to stop twice. But by 1.30 am, it became so relentless that I decided to walk out and speak to the young men,” said Shaw. The family lodged a police complaint on Nov 11.
Since I have to stay here, I might not pursue the case further,” said Shaw. All my three children, including my daughter who is now married, had long resisted noise crackers. There have been noisy Diwalis even in the past but this year was the worst. The youths were bursting loud crackers from the evening. This only emboldened them even more and they began to target our door. They packed three chocolate bombs together and threw at our doorstep. We decided to go to sleep. The cops have picked up three of the accused for questioning. They promised to finance my wife’s treatment. Be respectful · TOI community guidelines
“My neighbours came to my house on Wednesday and sought forgiveness.