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Eviction Drive Protest In Kolkata

Protesters are seen holding placards as massive protest erupted in front of Assam Bhavan in Kolkata as two Muslim persons were killed and 20 others injured in clashes between police and alleged encroachers during an eviction drive suspected to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in villages under Sipajhar on Thursday according to sources. Assam's government has faced widespread condemnation over this eviction drive. Controversy raised by a viral video showed police beating a protester who had fallen to the ground after gunshots and a photographer, hired by district officials to document the evictions, jumped on the man and was seen punching the body multiple times. 25th September, 2021, Kolkata, India (Photo by Sukhomoy Sen/NurPhoto)