Ten-day Durgapur Utsav to be held from 6 Dec
The Durgapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries will organise the second Durgapur Utsav from 6 December. This year's Durgapur Utsav will begin on 6 December and end on 16 December.
Shyamal Pramanik, a resident of Faridpur in Durgapur was killed after a South Bengal State transport Corporation (SBSTC) bus ran over him while he was driving a scooty at Coke Oven police station area in Durgapur this morning.
The bus, which was going to its office in Gamon, dragged the two-wheeler despite the locals raising alarm.
The agitated locals ransacked the office of SBSTC in Gamon. The bus was running at a high speed and after the collision, dragged the scooty rider who was stuck under its wheels.
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Police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem at Durgapur Sub-Divisional Hospital.
Locals wanted compensation for the victim and blocked the road pressing for their demands. Police have detained the SBSTC bus.
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