Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday gave freedom to the Union government to order a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the violence and tension for two days last week at Beldanga in minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, reportedly over the alleged murder of a local migrant worker from that district in Jharkhand.The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen also directed…
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Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Five more people have been arrested in connection with the violent protest that broke out in Murshidabad district’s Beldanga last week, said the police on Tuesday. According to police sources, these five were arrested based on social media videos and after monitoring CCTV footage.This brings the total number of arrests to 36.The arrested individuals have been identified as Noor Alam, Rabiul Islam, Noor Alam Molla, Ladim Sheikh and Tufail Sheikh.In this regard, Murshidabad …
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Mob violence and arson following communal flare‑up have become a pattern in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, where fresh protests in Beldanga on Friday over the death of a migrant worker in Jharkhand spilt into the weekend. Incidentally, former Trinamool MLA Humayun Kabir’s proposed Babri Masjid replica is also intended for Beldanga, which turned into a fortress on December 6 last year during the foundation stone laying event.Riot police and central forces patrol…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) A demand has been made for the deployment of central paramilitary forces in the violence-prone area of Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. An application has been filed to register a public interest litigation (PIL) at the Calcutta High Court, sources in the court said on Monday.Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul has granted permission to file the case. If the case is filed on Monday, the hearing will likely be held on Tuesday.Leader of the Oppo…
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) After two days of unrest, Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district remained tense on Sunday. Although there were no reports of fresh violence, train services on the Sealdah-Lalgola section have not resumed yet. As a result, daily commuters and traders are facing hardship. Buses are running as the blockade on the National Highway 12 was lifted. However, there is a heavy police presence on the roads to prevent any untoward incidentEastern Railway officials said that …
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday wrote to Governor C.V. Ananda Bose seeking his intervention amid continuing tension at Beldanga in minority-dominated Murshidabad district, purportedly triggered by protests over the alleged murder of a migrant worker from the district in Jharkhand.“I am deeply concerned and outraged by the ongoing communal violence in Beldanga, Murshidabad district, where innocent Hindu families are …
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Trinamool Congress all-India general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday informed that the administration has already announced financial assistance for the deceased migrant worker who was killed in Jharkhand, which triggered back to back protest in Murshidabad district’s Beldanga. At the same time, Banerjee said that some traitors of the BJP are instigating people to resort to violence over the death of the migrant worker. He also said that a decision has been made by…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) A political slugfest has surfaced in West Bengal over the tension in Beldanga of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday after the alleged murder of a migrant worker from the district in Jharkhand.While all the opposition parties in the state, including Bharatiya Janata Party, CPI(M) and Congress have lashed out against the Mamata government and described the developments as a total administrative collapse in the state, the Trinamool Congress termed it as a result o…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Protests erupted in Beldanga of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday after a migrant worker from the state was allegedly thrashed in Jharkhand.Hundreds of people blocked the Barua More intersection, National Highway 12 and vandalised the railway gate near Beldanga station, disrupting train services.Train services between Krishnanagar and Lalgola are currently suspended.Eastern Railway General Manager (GM) Milind K. Deuskar said that they are sending additional fo…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she has transformed ‘Sonar Bangla’ (Golden Bengal) into ‘Bhay Bangla’ (Bengal of fear). He also accused her of indulging in what he described as divisive appeasement politics.He further said that the “TMC stands for ‘Tushtikaran’ (appeasement), Mafia, and Crime by infiltrators”.Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New…