Two killed in Waqf-related violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district

Kolkata: Two persons were killed in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district following violent clashes allegedly linked to ongoing protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, an IPS officer said Saturday. The victims, a father and son, were found with multiple stab wounds inside their home in Jafrabad, located in the violence-hit Samserganj area, he added. According to [...]

Two killed in Waqf-related violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district PTI Updated: April 12th, 2025, 17:30 IST in Home News , National 0 Pic- PTI Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin Kolkata: Two persons were killed in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district following violent clashes allegedly linked to ongoing protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, an IPS officer said Saturday. The victims, a father and son, were found with multiple stab wounds inside their home in Jafrabad, located in the violence-hit Samserganj area, he added. Also Read Amid hints of Dawood imprint, Rana grilled on ‘plotter he met in Dubai’ 3 hours ago UPI services suffer nationwide outage, NPCI cites ‘technical issues’ 3 hours ago According to him, both victims were found lying inside their home and were declared brought dead at a nearby hospital.

Their family alleged that miscreants looted their house and stabbed the two before leaving. In a separate incident, another person sustained a bullet wound at Dhulian in Samserganj block earlier in the day, the officer said. Large-scale violence was reported Friday from Suti and Samserganj areas of the district during protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

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