Suri court denies bail to Deocha-Pachami protesters

The additional chief judicial magistrate of Birbhum district court at Suri on Thursday rejected bail prayers of nine persons, including seven Calcutta-based activists, who had been arrested after a rally against the proposed Deocha-Pachami coal mine project on February 20.

The arrested persons, including Left leaning economist Prasenjit Bose, were sent to judicial custody for six more days. They will be produced in the court again on March 1.

The advocates appearing for the arrested people and some outfits supporting the movement against the coal mine said the police “intentionally” did not submit the injury report of “the complainant in the cases” to the court to delay the release of the activists.