An explosive mix of a bullet injury and chants of “Jai Shri Ram” kept Hooghly’s Gurap on edge on Thursday as the political battle in Bengal again spilled onto the streets.

A BJP worker was shot at, allegedly by a police officer, while seeking to control a crowd protesting an attack on a party supporter the previous night. Doctors said the bullet grazed two of his ribs and that he was out of danger.

BJP workers blocked roads in at least six places in Gurap and Dhanekhali, attacked policemen and gheraoed Gurap police station demanding the officer’s arrest.

Some 350-odd party supporters threw stones at Gurap police station, leaving several cops injured amid chants of “Jai Shri Ram”.