A Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) volunteer and his father were allegedly attacked by a mob for highlighting the poor infrastructure of a government school in West Bengal’s Bankura on Thursday, after which the father succumbed to his injuries.
Shaik Abdul Hafeez, 25, and his father Janab Mafik were allegedly attacked after he visited a government school to assess it as part of the CJP’s “School Thik Karo” campaign. Mafik succumbed to severe head injuries on Saturday, according to a statement from the CJP.
The CJP alleged that armed individuals identified as local BJP workers forcibly entered Hafeez’s residence and demanded that he record a video apologising for highlighting the condition of the school. “When Hafeez refused to comply, the individuals allegedly launched a violent assault on his family,” it said.