The set of two incidents were reported from different parts of the state on Sunday night, the violence broke out due to fears of coronavirus spread.
While one of the clash broke out in Malda district, the other occurred in Hooghly.
The residents of two villages in Malda district’s Harishchandrapur block fought each other late on Sunday night after almost 12 people in one of the villages tested positive.
The 12 from Manikbari village, who are from a particular community, had returned from Ajmer in Rajasthan last Tuesday. After news spread about their infection, the residents of neighbouring Chandipur sealed their village with bamboo fences, sources said.
It is reported that the people of Manikbari protested as they are dependent on the market in Chandipur for essentials. On Sunday morning, the residents of the two villages got into an argument over the restriction.
Late in the evening, a group of people from Manikbari allegedly attacked some people in Chandipur.
They allegedly broke the bamboo fence and ransacked several homes. Several villagers were thrashed.
“Worrisome incident at Chandipur, PS Harischandrapur, district Malda calls for utmost restraint by all. Administration and police @MamataOfficial [Mamata Banerjee] must act detached with no political overtones and tone intelligence. Community leaders must come forward for promoting peace,” he tweeted late on Sunday night.
In another tweet, the Governor said any such “flare up” at a time the state is facing “unprecedented challenges” would not be in national interest. “Appeal @MamataOfficial to lead from the front and put on hold activities #TroikaMAP in the larger interest of State. Politics only post Covid-19.”
Trinamool Congress leaders were not available for comment.
The second clash of the night broke out between two groups in Bhadreswar in Hooghly district.
