Kolkata rally violence: Bengal Government invokes Goonda Act

2 min readKolkataJul 26, 2026 05:00 AM IST A confrontation between the protestors and the police took place at Esplanade’s Dorina Crossing at around 5.50pm, towards the end of the rally. (Express photo by Partha Paul) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state had, for the first time, invoked its newly enacted anti-goonda law against those accused of orchestrating violence during Friday’s NEET protest, warning they would face punishment “their next three generations will remember”. Making a statement in the Assembly on Saturday, Adhikari said around 70 people identified from the Dharmatala rally were “not students” and had no connection with the agitation over the alleged NEET paper leak.According to police, Md Afroz, resident of Metiaburz has been arrested from Andal, and