Kolkata: The Busy Garia Crossing – Towards SC Mullick Road – Closed for more than half an hour on Wednesday night after a group of local peddlers clashed with a car operator.
On Tuesday, there were several battles after several store structures while damaged by car operators.
Local police intervene and this problem is sorted.
On Wednesday, this problem was worse when the vendors wanted to hold obstacles to this problem at Garia Crossing.
The masses consisting of around 250 men from the two unions because of loyalty to the ruling party using hooliganism, destroying at least three cars and attacking the car driver with sharp weapons.
Automatic drivers, in turn, damaged a number of roadside shops.
Mayhem stopped only after the Gariah Traffic Guard was sent in a large police followed by police from the Netaji Nagar police station and Patuli.
At least half a dozen people from the two groups were detained by police Netaji Nagar.
It took more than one hour to cleanse the congestion produced from the incident.
The locals wondered how the two groups could collide at an important intersection of the city by throwing all Covid norms to the wind.
According to the police, the tension in the area boils from 30 December after the Auto Union leaders ask for vendors not to risk their merchandise in front of their flagpole located near 5 No.
Terminus Bus in Garia Crossing.
“Some anti-social entered this group because they swelled to more than 200.
Hawkers suddenly damaged the car parked near the intersection.
When the driver automatically refused, the battle took place,” said a police officer.
Police Netaji Nagar said the case and counter case began against both parties.
“We have prepared pickets in the area and checking CCTV recordings.
A small injury.
Probe consumes accusing the main,” said an officer.