Five cops hurt in Nandigram crossfire

NANDIGRAM/KOLKATA: A fresh bout of violence rocked Nandigram in West Bengal again on Friday as a police party got caught in a crossfire between CPM members and activists opposing acquisition of land for a proposed SEZ.
But the cops didn’t fire back. In Nandigram, this was a show of restraint few would have expected from the police. Caught in a hail of bombs and bullets, the policemen didn’t retaliate even when five of their own, including an officer, were injured.
The incident, which shattered the belief that peace was returning to Nandigram, prompted an emergency meeting at the Writers’ Buildings.