The Kolkata Police has dismissed reports of unrest in the West Bengal capital as 'fake and misleading' news, after Mamata Banerjee refused to resign as chief minister following a brutal defeat in the assembly elections.
While some post-poll violence was reported in West Bengal, with a BJP and a Trinamool Congress worker reportedly being killed in separate incidents on Tuesday.
The Election Commission on Tuesday directed the West Bengal chief secretary, DGP Siddh Nath Gupta, and the central armed police forces (CAPFs) to enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards any incident of post-poll violence in the state.
Kolkata Police shared screenshots of X posts, saying that the Indian Army had entered Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee had been injured, the CRPF had attacked her house, TMC workers are victims, and BJP workers are attacking and torching homes and shops.
The police stamped all these posts and reports as 'FAKE' and warned that 'strict legal action' would be taken against those spreading misinformation and trying to disrupt public peace.
