Overview

• Darjeeling police registered an FIR after BJP MP Raju Bista reported stone-pelting near Masdhura by Sukhia Pokhari, with the strike hitting a vehicle carrying aide Sanjeev Lama.
• BJP leaders condemned the episode and linked it to alleged TMC-backed miscreants, while the TMC suggested local anger or internal BJP disputes could explain the incident.
• Officers said vigilance was stepped up in the area and confirmed the investigation began after a complaint at Jorebunglow Police Station.
• Separately, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged repeated attacks on his car in South 24 Parganas during Kali Puja visits; police described demonstrations at several spots and said they facilitated his movement.
• The developments follow earlier assaults on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh in North Bengal, with police reporting six arrests in the Murmu case as parties argue over a pattern of violence and the impact of recent hill interlocutor and voter-list SIR actions.