Mamata Banerjee's car attacked by protesters in West Bengal

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's car was attacked by protesters on Sunday while she was traveling to meet the family of a Trinamool Congress worker who died in police custody. The incident occurred in the Halisahar area of North 24 Parganas district, marking a significant escalation in political tensions in the state.

Banerjee, accompanied by Trinamool Congress MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Dola Sen, was en route to visit the relatives of Birju Keot when her convoy was intercepted. Protesters surrounded the vehicle, hurling stones, shoes, and mud while shouting slogans like "thief, thief." The former chief minister alleged the attack was severe, stating that large bricks were thrown at her car in front of police personnel. She claimed that if the car windows had been open, her head could have been split open, and she could have died.

The protest was triggered by the death of Birju Keot, a former Trinamool Congress worker. Keot was arrested by Halisahar police on charges of extortion and other corrupt practices and was remanded to five-day police custody by a court on Friday. His wife, Zeni Sharma Keot, a former Trinamool councillor, alleged that he was beaten to...