Bengal Guv supervises situation in Cooch Behar after fresh clashes reported
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose supervised the situation in poll violence-hit Cooch Behar district, where fresh overnight clashes were reported, officials said.
Five people were injured in the clashes that took place in Dinhata area on Saturday night.
A TMC candidate's kin was among those injured, police said.
Bose monitored the situation throughout the night from Cooch Behar circuit house, where he is staying, and issued instructions to State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, SP and District Magistrate, officials said.
"The governor on Sunday morning visited the hospital where the five injured people are undergoing treatment and may also visit the spot where the clashes took place," a senior official of the Raj Bhavan told PTI over the phone.
Bose also spoke with the hospital authorities and asked them to ensure best treatment to the injured people.
He dialed the DM and SP of Cooch Behar and asked them to maintain law and order and arrest the culprits.
Bose, who is on a