According to officials, the accused has been identified as Injamul Haq, a local of the area. He is alleged to have tampered with and destroyed CCTV footage related to the incident and is reportedly directly involved in the case.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday attacked West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over Murshidabad violence and said that the TMC chief is trying to provoke people in the state.
TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee addressed the situation in Murshidabad on Thursday, defending the state administration and accusing the opposition of spreading misinformation and inciting unrest.
West Bengal BJP President and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar met West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose along with the victims of Murshidabad violence on Thursday.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose addressed a press conference on Thursday about the Murshidabad violence. Bose said he would go to the field himself and observe the situation, after which he would have an objective view of the matter.
Suvendu Adhikari, has filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court demanding that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) be assigned to probe the recent violence in Murshidabad district.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Thursday criticised Mamata Banerjee over Murshidabad violence and said that she is not able to protect the people of her state, and then she blames others for it.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday said he plans to meet with victims' affected by the recent violence in Murshidabad, sparked by protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Speaking to ANI, Khan said, "Today, I wrote a letter to the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Home, Radha Mohan Das Agarwal. I have asked him to come and visit West Bengal. Under his leadership, we all need to go to Murshidabad. The West Bengal DGP and Murshidabad SP should be called
The SIT comprises an Additional Superintendent of Police (Intelligence Branch), two Deputy Superintendents -- one from the Counter Insurgency Force (CIF) and the other from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) -- five inspectors (including four from the CID and one from Traffic Pol
The Union Minister further claimed that people in the violence-affected areas of Murshidabad and Shamshergan have migrated to Malda and are living in refugee camps.
Shankar Das, a resident of Murshidabad whose home was demolished by a violent mob, is currently staying in one of the relief camps. He said, "Our house was demolished, and many people fled."