Bijon Setu Explained

Bijon Setu is a bridge situated above Ballygunge Junction railway station connects EM Bypass through Kasba with Gariahat.[1]

History

The bridge is named after a Bengali engineer Bijon Basu. 35 year old Basu was an executive engineer of then Calcutta Improvement Trust.[2] On 2 August 1974, while he was returning home from Santoshpur to Sealdah, a gang of robbers got on the train and looted passengers. Basu protested but the robbers stabbed him and threw him out from the running train beside Ballygunge railway station.[3] [4] The bridge was established in 1978.[5] [6]

1982 massacre

See main article: Bijon Setu massacre. 16 monks and one nun of a Hindu organization Ananda Marga religious sect were lynched and burnt alive near Bijon Setu in the morning of 30 April 1982.[7] This incident was called as Bijon Setu massacre.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chakraborti. Suman. 13 May 2020. Dwaipayan. Ghosh. Kolkata: Bijon Setu to remain shut from May 14–18. 2021-08-13. The Times of India. en. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813074842/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bijon-setu-to-remain-shut-from-may-14-18/articleshow/75704677.cms. live.
  2. Book: The Indian Concrete Journal. 1978. Cement Marketing Company of India. en.
  3. Web site: Mall-ed landmark goes shopping. 2021-08-13. www.telegraphindia.com. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813062549/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/mall-ed-landmark-goes-shopping/cid/1009759. live.
  4. Book: Ghosh, Sitansu Sekhar. Railways in India--a Legend: Origin & Development (1830-1980). 2002. Jogemaya Prokashani. en.
  5. Web site: বিজন সেতু নামের পিছনে একটা বীভৎস খুন. 2021-08-13. Indian Express Bangla. bn-IN. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813065044/https://bengali.indianexpress.com/feature/bijon-setu-murder-kolkata-sealdah-rpf-242006/. live.
  6. Web site: Ei Samay Gold বাঙ্গালী রেডিও. 2021-08-13. eisamay.indiatimes.com. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813065355/https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/eisamaygold/people/murder-case-of-bijon-setu/story/79756860.cms. live.
  7. Web site: 24 September 2019. Debasish. Konar. 1982 Margi killings: Panel submits report. 2021-08-13. The Times of India. en. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813063310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/1982-margi-killings-panel-submits-report/articleshow/71267291.cms. live.
  8. Web site: 2015-06-05. Why corpses of a 1982 killing are stirring again. 2021-08-13. The Indian Express. en. 13 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613175753/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-corpses-of-a-1982-killing-are-stirring-again/. live.
  9. Web site: 2010-03-12. Basu Govt still suppressing facts on Margi massacre. 2021-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20100312070007/http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970502/12250433.html. 2010-03-12.

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