India: BJP candidate thrashed in Diamond Harbour, 2 arrested
Baruipur (WB), Apr 2 (PTI) A BJP candidate and his supporters were allegedly thrashed in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas during their election campaign on Friday morning, police said.
BJP's Diamond Harbour candidate Dipak Halder was campaigning in the Haridebpur area around 9.30 am when his supporters got engaged in a war of words with a few people, they said.
Amid the verbal duel, Halder and his supporters were allegedly thrashed with sticks, police said.