Ahead of the release of 'Ground Zero,' actor Emraan Hashmi opened up about the significance of the film, his role, and the emotional weight of portraying a real-life Border Security Force (BSF) Officer.
Rinku Shah, a victim of Murshidabad violence, told ANI that "Muslims" in his village "attacked, looted and vandalised property for four hours" until the BSF arrived and rescued them.
The situation in West Bengal's Dhuliyan town in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district is under control after the violent protests staged against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on April 11, officials said.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday claimed that violence in Murshidabad district may be part of a larger conspiracy involving select elements from Central agencies, a section of the Border Security Force (BSF), and some political parties.
Amid ongoing unrest in West Bengal's Murshidabad, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday assured that strict law and order would be maintained in violence-hit areas and warned that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands.
Days after violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad, Nilotpal Kumar Pandey, BSF DIG and PRO (South Bengal Frontier), said that the situation remains tense but is under control.
Amid ongoing violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad in the wake of the amended Waqf law, locals demand President's rule and said their homes and shops were vandalised, leaving them feeling unsafe and unprotected.
The Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, visited forward areas in Punjab along the western borders, where he interacted with senior officers of the Border Security Forces (BSF) and discussed various contours of national security in the region.
Amid ongoing violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad in the wake of the amended Waqf law, BSF has deployed five companies to support state police operations, IG South Bengal Frontier Karni Singh Shekhawat said on Saturday.