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Barrackpore, Jun 11 :  At least two people were killed and three others severely injured when bombs were hurled at them late Monday night in the Kankinara area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said Tuesday.

The TMC claimed that the victims were supporters of the party and were targeted by miscreants hired by the BJP, a charge denied by the saffron party.

The two deceased were identified as Mohammed Mukhtar and Mohammed Halim, police said.

Three people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, they added.

State minister and TMC's district president Jyotipriya Mallick alleged that the victims were targeted by miscreants hired by the BJP because they had voted for the ruling party in the state in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections.

BJP MP of Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency Arjun Singh, however, rubbished the allegations, saying that the incident was the result of a family feud and has no connection with politics.

The incident took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at around 1 am in Baruipara, which is part of the Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, when family members of Mukhtar were sitting outside, officials said.

"Halim died on the spot, while Mukhtar succumbed at the hospital. A critically injured Mukhtar's wife is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital along with two others," a senior police officer said.

Following the incident, a huge number of policemen, along with RAF personnel, have been deployed in the area.

When contacted, state ADG (Law and Order) Gyanwant Singh said he was collecting a detailed information about the incident.

Meanwhile, the BJP claimed on Monday night that a supporter of the party was strangled to death allegedly for chanting "Jai Shri Ram" by workers of the Trinamool Congress in the state's Howrah district.

Though police confirmed the death of 43-year-old Samatul Doloi, whose body was found in a field in Sarpota village under the Amta Police Station limits, officers were tight-lipped about the cause of the death.                                                                                                                            [Agencies]
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Barrackpore, Mar 15: Proper implementation of Cigarettes & Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) will help reduce tobacco consumption and Barrackpore Police will implement tobacco control laws effectively.
The COTPA prohibits smoking in public places, direct/indirect advertising and promotion, sale to/by minors, sale within 100 yards of schools and sale of tobacco-products without statutory warnings. 
A training and sensitization programme on COTPA was today organised by the Commissioner of Police (CP) Barrackpore in the Police Commissionerate. 
Speaking at the training, Dr Rajesh Kumar Singh, CP Barrackpore said, ' Proper implementation of COTPA will help reduce tobacco consumption and especially protect children from starting. We intend to take strict action against COTPA violations and this programme was held to sensitize our team on the need to enforce COTPA. '
Every day more than 400 children in West Bengal initiate tobacco use in some or the other form. 
A survey by the National Institute of Public Health revealed that 24 per cent of 
school going children and about 5 million children under the age of 15 in India are addicted to tobacco products like gutka, pan masala (containing tobacco or nicotine), khaini, mawa, zarda etc, smokeless tobacco products that are key drivers behind the country's soaring oral cancer rates. 
The popularity of chewable tobacco, particularly among the youth, is a growing concern in India as it is causing a rise in pre-cancerous lesions in the mouth. 11 and 12-year-old children are getting pre-cancerous growths after just two years of chewing tobacco.
Dr Apurva Garg, Associate Consultant, Head & Neck Surgery, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital & Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV) patron said, ' Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death. My patients, who undergo major oral cancer surgeries, undergo huge trauma and loss in their quality of lives and almost 50 per cent do not survive more than a year. They all regret consuming tobacco. 50% of all cancers and 90 per cent of oral cancers are caused due to tobacco. He appealed to the Police to take strict action in COTPA. ” 
India has a very good law and if enforced effectively will yield results. Saptarshi Hazra, Project Manager, Sambandh Health Foundation (SHF) said, ' 2.5 crore (36.3 per cent) of the adult population aged (15+ years) in West Bengal consume tobacco, of which 1.4 crore smoke cigarettes, bidis etc. Close to 1.5 lakh die prematurely every year due to tobacco related illnesses. This is an alarming figure andwe appreciate the CP Barrackpore for taking this seriously and organizing this training programme.”
In the training program, a special booklet prepared by Sambandh Health Foundation (SHF) was handed over to the participants. It explains the key sections of COTPA.
Around 53 Police officials, including Commissioner, 6 DCP, 12 ACP, 14 Officer In Charge of Police stations, 4 Officer in Charge of Traffic and 15 Sub-Inspectors; Dr Sayan Sen from Narayana Superspeciality Hospital; Parikshit Prasad, Sambandh Health Foundation were present in the training programme today. UNI
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