Centre rushes paramilitary forces: Communal violence in Bengal's North 24 Parganas after objectionable Facebook post

Kolkata/New Delhi: Communal violence broke out in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal over an “objectionable” post on Facebook, prompting the Centre to rush 300 paramilitary personnel on Tuesday. [caption id=“attachment_1453337” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AP[/caption] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in Kolkata that the clashes between members of two communities have broken out in Baduria in Basirhat sub-division of the district over the “objectionable” post. Official sources in Delhi said the clashes were triggered last evening over the Facebook post about a holy site. They said three companies (about 300 personnel) of paramilitary forces were being rushed to the state to assist the local police in containing the situation.