ED instigating violence in Sandeshkhali: Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday held the Enforcement Directorate (ED) - whose officers along with CAPF personnel were beaten up at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on January 5 - responsible for the ongoing tension in the area since last week.

She also virtually gave a clean chit to absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF personnel, whose close associates have been accused of sexual harassment by the local women in Sandeshkhali.