Rishra tense, cops outnumber locals on streets a day after rail gate violence

An uneasy calm prevailed in the area near Rail Gate 4 at Rishra on Tuesday. Shops downed shutters and empty roads bore telltale signs of Monday night's flare-up - stones, shreds of broken bottles and remains of a half-charred police van. Cops have by far outnumbered locals on the road, exercising Section 144 CrPC.

Rishra tense, cops outnumber locals on streets a day after rail gate violence
An uneasy calm prevailed in the area near Rail Gate 4 at Rishra on Tuesday. Shops downed shutters and empty roads bore telltale signs of Monday night's flare-up - stones, shreds of broken bottles and remains of a half-charred police van. Cops have by far outnumbered locals on the road, exercising Section 144 CrPC.