Bankura: Three CPI(M) leaders were injured when tribals attacked them with bows and arrows in the district, police said.
The three CPI(M) leaders - Ranjit Hembran, Ramu Duley and Tulu Hembran, were on their way to Sarulia when the incident took place at Sarenga area last evening, Superintendent of Police Vishal Garg said, adding that the three have been admitted to a hospital.
Tribal organisations in Bankura district had yesterday obstructed Bankura-Midnapore highway by placing tree trunks to protest the alleged "police excesses" against the tribals in Lalgarh area of the neighbouring West Midnapore district.