Following a migrant labourer allegedly beaten to death by a group of unidentified miscreants in Odisha's Sambalpur district, West Bengal Police said that six people have been arrested so far in the incident, and a police team had been sent to Odisha to conduct an enquiry at the place of o
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the brutal killing of a migrant worker from Murshidabad district following an altercation in Odisha's Sambalpur.
"Normalcy has been restored. Since April 12, no incidents of violence have been reported. We have registered 122 cases and arrested 272 accused so far. Internet services have been restored..." SP Roy told ANI.
Ever since the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in parliament, there has been widespread protest in the country. The protests even led to violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Jangipur, after which the central security forces were deployed in the violence-hit areas following the order of t
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.
Rahaman said, "The situation is under control now. People are sitting peacefully in their homes. By this evening or tomorrow, everything will return to normal. Markets will reopen, and we will urge the public to resume their daily lives. We will ensure that rumours are not spread. Our govern
Three people were killed in the Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the police said on Saturday.
Khalilur Rahaman, a TMC MP from Jangipur, condemned the recent violence in Murshidabad on Sunday, terming it "unwanted" and expressing deep sadness over the incident.
West Bengal Police have arrested 150 individuals in connection with the recent violence in the Murshidabad district, sparked by protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Advocate Anish Mukherjee, representing West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who has filed a PIL seeking deployment of central forces and an NIA probe, said, "For several days now, we have been witnessing widespread violence throughout the state of West Bengal, particularly i
Three people were killed in Dhuliyan in the aftermath of mob violence against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Murshidabad district, West Bengal Police said.