Kolkata Sep 24 PTI The BJP on Friday demanded the suspension of Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police South Akash Magharia in a complaint to the Election Commission EC alleging that he assaulted its Bhabanipur bypoll candidate Priyanka Tibrewal and state president Sukanta Majumdar during a protest at Kalighat near Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees residenceAlleging that apart from Majumdar who is also a Lok Sabha MP two other parliamentarians -- Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato and Arjun Singh -- were physically assaulted on Thursday evening during the funeral procession with the body of a BJP leader it demanded the removal of Magharia from election dutyThe BJP in the representation to the EC alleged that the police officer molested and inappropriately manhandled Priyanka TibrewalMagharia denied the allegation of assault on Tibrewal who is pitted against Banerjee the TMC candidate in the Bhabanipur by-electionIt is in the public domain This is a baseless allegation You can see the video footage I have not even touched her I was standing quite at a distance the police officer told PTIDuring the funeral procession of BJPs Magrahat Paschim candidate Manas Saha the party leaders stopped on Kalighat bridge a few hundred metres from Banerjees residence and Majumdar and Mahato sat on the road in front of the hearseThe BJP alleged that Saha had succumbed to injuries sustained in post-poll atrocity committed by TMCThe representation signed by Purulia MP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh and party leader Shishir Bajoria claimed that the police action was unprovokedThey alleged that the police action on the funeral procession was led by Magharia at the behest of the party in powerHence we demand that the DCP South Akash Magharia and Kolkata Police officers present be identified and immdiately sic removed from election duty appropriate proceedings including suspension be initiated the BJP said in its complaint to the EC PTI AMR PNT SOM SOM