December 03, 2008

POSCO site turns into war zone

Statesman News Service reported that lawlessness reigned supreme in Gobindpur, Dhinkia and Mathsahi areas of the proposed POSCO project site last night with a couple of people sustaining injuries in a bomb attack.

As per reports, some senior police officers were held hostage for over 12 hours and released only after the demand for withdrawal of police from Gobindpur was conceded.

The report said that the law and order machinery collapsed under the onslaught of the POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti led Vikalp Vikash Samabesh meeting on April 1st 2008 and it held a meeting and set fire to leaflets and other literature about benefits of rehabilitation package of the company etc.

It is alleged that this led to tension and the pro project activists clashed with their rivals. Bombs were hurled injuring at least three persons, including two PPSS activists.