Kolkata: Four persons were arrested Tuesday after a BJP functionary’s son and his friend were allegedly assaulted and robbed in an incident of road rage on SN Roy Road, near New Alipore, on Monday.Both sides have BJP links, according to locals, though the party denied any political connection to the incident and demanded arrests.The complainant alleged that attackers threatened them with firearms and snatched a gold chain and Rs 25,000. Both were treated at MR Bangur Hospital.Police arrested Arnab Mitra, Vivekananda Mitra, Tushar Dhali and Basudev Maity alias Sunny. The FIR named Debnath Mondal alias Shiru, Raghav, Chhotu and Kanhaiya.“The investigation of the case is in progress even as four persons have been arrested in this regard. This is an incident of road rage. As such there is no evidence of arms being used, or any other weapon, in the incident. The exact reason behind the road rage is being probed,” said a senior south division officer.
