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
Template:Main 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]
References
- ↑ Kolkata: Bijon Setu to remain shut from May 14–18. The Times of India(13 May 2020). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ The Indian Concrete Journal{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cement Marketing Company of India(1978)
- ↑ Mall-ed landmark goes shopping. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ Railways in India--a Legend: Origin & Development (1830-1980){{#if:Ghosh|, Ghosh}. Jogemaya Prokashani(2002)
- ↑ বিজন সেতু নামের পিছনে একটা বীভৎস খুন. Indian Express Bangla. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ Ei Samay Gold | বাঙ্গালী রেডিও. eisamay.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ 1982 Margi killings: Panel submits report, Konar, Debasish. The Times of India(24 September 2019). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ Why corpses of a 1982 killing are stirring again. The Indian Express(2015-06-05). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ Basu Govt still suppressing facts on Margi massacre(2010-03-12). Retrieved 2021-08-13.