Aiming to cater to the anticipated crowd, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to strengthen security arrangements at Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan, Dum Dum and Dakshineswar Metro stations on 31 December.
A youth was stabbed in broad daylight at Maidan this afternoon. Allegedly, he was chased and stabbed in the stomach.
The last gathering was held digitally under the Saudi presidency in Riyadh in November 2020.
The first Boi Mela was organised in 1976, after two years of planning and a year after forming the Publishers & Booksellers Guild, which continues to organise the event
