Waqf Act: Over 110 arrested in violence-hit Murshidabad, BJP says ’Mamata Banerjee threatening Hindus’

West Bengal: Over 200 arrested for violent protests against Waqf Act in Murshidabad

The police said that no fresh incidents of violence had been reported in the district since Sunday.

Protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 took place in many parts of West Bengal in April 2025. News reports stated that these protests turned violent, with clashes and riots even taking place in Murshidabad district of West Bengal (here, here, here). According to these reports (here, here, here), three lives were lost in the clashes in Murshidabad, in which two Hindus, Chandan Das and Hargobind Das, were killed in a mob attack, and a Musli…

Chaotic Murshidabad: Protest Violence Over Waqf Act

Chaotic Murshidabad: Protest Violence Over Waqf Act Murshidabad district in West Bengal turned into a scene of chaos as violent protests erupted over the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act. Skeletal remains of burnt vehicles and looted malls signified the gravity of the unrest.On Sunday, tight security measures were visible as police and central armed forces patrolled volatile areas like Dhulian and Shamsherganj. The situation, tense for days, s…

India deploys troops after Waqf bill protests marred by violence

West Bengal leader Mamata Banerjee appeals for calm, saying Waqf Amendment Act will not be ‘applicable’ in state.

'Mamata's Politics Turning Bengal into Jallianwala Bagh': BJP's CR Kesavan on Murshidabad Violence

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Speaking to ANI, Kesavan said, "Mamata Banerjee's brutal communal politics of appeasement is turning West Bengal into Jallianwala Bagh... While people are being massacred and killed in Murshidabad, TMC MP Yusuf Pathan is sipping tea and posting on social media. This reflects the intolerant mindset of TMC." India News | 'Mamata's Politics Turning Bengal into Jallianwala Bagh': BJP's CR Kesavan…

Three killed in clashes over controversial Waqf law in West Bengal

KOLKATA, April 13 — India deployed troops yesterday to quell deadly protests that have erupted in the state of West Bengal over legislation to change how Muslim-owned properties are managed. Police fired tear gas at the thousands of demonstrators who gathered on Friday in the state’s Murshidabad district. Three people, including a child, were killed, police told AFP on Saturday. “So far, 118 people have been arrested in connection with the viole…