Clashes broke out on Wednesday in South 24 Parganas after an attempt was made to kill the former head of the Basanti village panchayat and the husband of present panchayat head by slitting his throat, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Dibakar Das said.
At least nine people lost their lives in a fire at a vacation home in Eastern France on Wednesday morning, reported CNN. Moreover, two went missing after the fire broke out.
A nine-member delegation of senior Haryana Congress leaders, visiting Nuh district, where violence broke out days ago, was stopped by the police on Tuesday.
All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi on Monday informed that no casualties or injury to any person has been reported and efforts to bring back normalcy in medical services is underway after a fire broke out in the endoscopy room.
Members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday staged protests in several parts of the national capital against the violence that broke out in the Nuh district of neighbouring Haryana.
Reiterating his earlier claim, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said the violence that broke out between two groups during a procession on Monday and has claimed 6 lives so far, was part of a larger conspiracy which will be the subject of the ongoing investigation.