Clashes in West Bengal over Islamophobic sign during event, 17 arrested

Violent communal clashes erupted in West Bengal’s Murshidabad city on Saturday night, November 16, following the display of an allegedly Islamophobic message on a neon signboard at Kartik Purnima festival pandal in the Beldanga (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Village.

The incident unfolded when a video clip went viral on social media on November 15 showing a blasphemous billboard sign insulting “Allah” on the pandal displayed during the Kartik Purnima festival..