US EditionViolence and Unrest in Murshidabad over Migrant Worker’s Death in Jharkhand; 12 Injured, NH Blocked for 5 Hours
Protests in Murshidabad followed the murder of a migrant worker suspected as Bangladeshi, halting NH12 and local train services, with security tightened amid rising tensions.
- On Jan 17, protesters blocked National Highway‑12 and railway tracks at Beldanga, cutting road and rail links between north and south Bengal while hundreds gathered at Barua More, halting traffic and damaging a railway gate.
- Alauddin Sheikh's death in Jharkhand triggered local outrage after his family alleged he was beaten and hung, and protests reignited following claims Anisur Sheikh was assaulted in Bihar.
- Railway movement on the Sealdah–Lalgola section was stopped after protesters placed wooden logs and bamboo poles on tracks, halting trains and leaving hundreds of buses, trucks and private vehicles stranded on NH‑12 for over 5 hours.
- Authorities set up a control room, Humayun Kabir met protesters and officials, and police detained around 15 to 20 people after lathi charges to lift the blockade.
- Political leaders traded accusations as the unrest escalated, with the Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress blaming each other over instigation and targeting of Bengali-speaking migrant workers.
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Tensions in Beldanga had been simmering since Friday following the death of 36-year-old Alauddin Sheikh, a scrap dealer working in Jharkhand. His body was recovered from his rented accommodation, and family members alleged he was beaten to death and later hung to make it appear as suicide.
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The Beldanga town of West Bengal's Murshidabad district has been facing violent protests since Friday. What triggered the protests and why are angry locals blocking streets, railway tracks and National Highway-12?
Fresh unrest in Murshidabad as highway, rail tracks blocked again over migrant worker assault
Kolkata, Jan 17 (PTI) Fresh unrest gripped West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday as protesters again blocked National Highway-12 and railway tracks at Beldanga, a day after violent agitations over the death of a migrant worker had snapped road and rail links between the state’s northern and southern partsfor hours, police said. Hundreds of locals […]
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