Protest Over Waqf Act: Three individuals died in Dhuliyan, Murshidabad, West Bengal, where people were protesting against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, as reported by Zee News TV.
The news agency ANI also reported that the West Bengal Police informed that three people died in Murshidabad, where protests against the Waqf Act turned violent.
#UPDATE | West Bengal: Three people died in Dhuliyan, Murshidabad, where people staged a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act: West Bengal Police https://t.co/AUlVgWqHVe
— ANI (@ANI) April 12, 2025
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According to PTI, an IPS Officer said that two persons were killed in Murshidabad district after the violent clashes allegedly linked to the protests against the Waqf Act. Furthermore, among the victims were a father and son who were found with multiple stab wounds in their home in Jafrabad, located in the violence-hit Samserganj area; they were declared brought dead at a nearby hospital.
The officer also informed that the post-mortem examinations had been done on both the victims. A probe has been launched into the matter, and the police are trying to identify the people involved in the deaths.
The family members have alleged that miscreants looted the house and stabbed the father-son duo before fleeing.
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On the other hand, in a separate incident, a person sustained a bullet injury earlier on Saturday at Dhulian in Samserganj block. The victim is a bidi factory worker and was shot on his way to work. He is stable and is being treated at the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, PTI reported.
The police conducted patrolling and route marches in and around the affected areas to maintain law and order.
“15 policemen were injured on Friday amidst clashes in various parts of Murshidabad district”, as per PTI, Additional Director General (Law and Order) Jawed Shamim said.
So far, police have arrested 118 people in connection with the violence that erupted during the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Shamim added, and said that the number would rise.
Police reportedly fired four rounds to bring the mob under control. Large-scale violence was reported from the Suti and Samserganj areas during demonstrations over the controversial Act.
TMC On Waqf Act Protests In West Bengal
TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar on the Murshidabad violence said that some political parties led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were trying to create tension in the state by using religion as a weapon and trying to do divisive politics.
He said, “For many days, some political parties led by the BJP were trying to create tension in West Bengal by using religion as a weapon and trying to do divisive politics. What we saw today is the result of the BJP’s conspiracy… As a common citizen, I feel that they were already preparing for such a communal incident to happen, after which they would go to the High Court and then demand Section 355 in West Bengal in front of the media.”
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | On Murshidabad violence, TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar says, “For many days, some political parties led by the BJP were trying to create tension in West Bengal by using religion as a weapon and trying to do divisive politics. What we saw today is… pic.twitter.com/X4DPWBl40V
— ANI (@ANI) April 12, 2025
Earlier on Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also said that the Waqf Act will not be implemented in the state as she appealed to the people to maintain peace and calm.
(with agencies’ inputs)
