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Article

15 Mar 2007

Author:
Amnesty International

India: Deaths in West Bengal due to police firing during protests against new industrial project

Amnesty International is deeply concerned at reports of the use of excessive and unnecessary force by police in West Bengal...against farmers protesting proposed displacement by the state government for a new industrial project, which has resulted in deaths of at least 14 persons and injuries...The reports said the police...reportedly fired rubber bullets and teargas canisters to clear [the demonstrators], but later also fired live rounds at [them]... [A] notification issued by authorities...[identified the farmers'] lands as sites to be acquired for a new chemical production project...by the state-owned Industrial Development Corporation and...Salim Group...[also refers to Tata Motors]