Prophet remarks: Trains vandalised, shops looted in West Bengal during protests

Protesters pelted stones and damaged a local train in Bethuadahari railway station in West Bengal's Nadia district on Sunday, June 12.

The incident took place after a protest march was taken out by locals against Nupur Sharma's comment on Prophet Muhammad. Some protesters barged into the railway station and vandalised a train on Sunday.

Following the incident, train services have been halted on that route.

According to sources, hundreds of people blocked National Highway



34 on Sunday as they protested against Nupur Sharma. When the police lathi-charged the crowd, some people reached Bethuadahari railway station and started pelting stones on a train parked there.

As soon as the security force reached the railway station, the miscreants fled to the Bethua Dahri Hospital area and vandalised some shops there too. The police again lathi-charged everyone and chased them away.

During this, the national highway and rail services were completely affected for about an hour.