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Bus set on fire, train movement partially hit in Bengal

Updated on: 31 May,2012 10:39 AM IST  | 
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While the daily routine of the people of West Bengal was largely unaffected, stray incidents of violence were reported.

Bus set on fire, train movement partially hit in Bengal

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Protestors set fire to a bus, put up road blockades and disrupted train movement in at least one place as the 12-hour shutdown called by the BJP-led NDA against the rise in petrol prices came into effect in West Bengal today.

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Fewer private vehicles and taxis were seen on the roads, markets were closed in a few pockets, but most people in Kolkata and the districts went about their daily routine, police said.u00a0
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In neighbouring Howrah town, supporters of the shutdown torched a stationary state government bus, but there were no injuries.u00a0
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Police arrested 38 people for trying to disrupt traffic by putting up road blockades in various areas of Kolkata and Howrah.u00a0
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The pro-shutdown activists also took out processions and demonstrated in some areas of the city.
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Train services were disrupted for some time in the Sealdah section of Eastern Railway after protestors squatted on the tracks at a few stations.u00a0
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Heavy security arrangements have been made with a large posse of police personnel deployed on the roads to maintain peace.u00a0
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"The situation is peaceful. Life is normal. I have not received reports of any blockades or disruptions," joint commissioner of city police Javed Shamim said.

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