Kolkata Metro authority: No clear evidence of assault on couple

Kolkata, May 2: The Kolkata Metro authority on Wednesday said "no clear evidence" of an alleged assault on a couple in a station premises was found after examining the CCTV footage but appealed the passengers to act responsibly to avoid any untoward incidents in future.

A young couple was allegedly thrashed by co-passengers at Dumdum metro station on Monday (April 30) night for hugging inside the metro compartment.

"All the CCTV footage at the station premises were thoroughly examined but no clear evidence of assault was found. No FIR was lodged by the couple either. So no actions could be taken," Metro Railway General Manager Ajay Vijayvargiya told reporters here.

He said no information or complaints received from the couple or any other passengers following the incident and it came to their knowledge after an article was published in a Bengali daily on Tuesday.