A house attack in Kolkata has led to two FIRs against CPM leader and senior lawyer Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, while police have arrested one person in connection with the incident. The case has brought political allegations and questions over residential security into focus as investigators examine who organised the attack.
According to a report by Sangbad Pratidin, the FIRs were registered at Topsia and Garfa police stations after a Hindu nationalist organisation accused Bhattacharya of making remarks against its members. The complaint followed Bhattacharya’s public allegation that people associated with a Hindu nationalist group were behind the attack on his home.
Bhattacharya’s residence is located in the Purbalok area near EM Bypass. He alleged that several young men arrived outside the house on motorcycles on Thursday morning. According to his account, the men had covered their faces and their number plates were concealed with black cloth, making identification difficult.
He further alleged that the group threw bricks at the house and broke window panes. Bhattacharya described the incident as a planned attack and later raised the matter on social media. The supplied report does not establish the motive independently, and the allegations remain part of the investigation.
Police have arrested Bappa Guchhait, a resident of the Saha Kalibari area of Narendrapur, in connection with the attack. He was scheduled to be produced before a court on Friday. A photograph circulated after the arrest reportedly showed him wearing a Trinamool Congress scarf. The report says this led to speculation that he may be associated with the party, but it also notes that it is not clear whether he changed political affiliation after a change in government.
The arrest and the two FIRs have created separate legal tracks around the same episode: one concerning the alleged attack on the residence and another involving Bhattacharya’s comments about those responsible. Police have said that an investigation is under way and that questioning the arrested man may help establish who was involved and whether others directed or participated in the incident.
The case highlights the difficulty of establishing responsibility when attackers allegedly conceal their identities and vehicles. For residents, the immediate issue is the security of a home in a built-up area adjoining a major Kolkata transport corridor. The police investigation, the court proceedings involving the arrested person and the evidence gathered from the damaged property will determine how the incident develops. No further findings were reported in the supplied account.
