A group of Sashastra Seema Bal jawans, guarding the country's 1752-km border with Nepal, have allegedly ransacked several shops, vandalised a local MLA's vehicle and assaulted some civilians, sparking widespread protests by the people today, police said.
According to police, the SSB personnel went on the rampage after some of their colleagues were attacked and injured by a group of drunken youths following an altercation with them last night.
As the news of the "unruly" behaviour of the jawans spread, angry locals enforced closure of shops and markets and blocked roads in the town this morning.
They also jammed the railway tracks at Rajnagar railway station disrupting movement of Gangasagar Express and Janaki Express for several hours, police said.
The agitation was called off after the district authorities assured them of taking legal action against the erring jawans, they added.link
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Saturday 2 January 2010
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