The clash took place when Kabir visited areas in Nowda where a crude bomb hurling incident had been reported a day earlier. Kabir claimed that irregularities were reported at two polling booths in Nowda.
After a prolonged tug-of-war, the West Bengal Police on Friday agreed to hand over the case diary in the recent Beldanga violence case in minority-dominated Murshidabad district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the matter following clearances from the Calcutta High Court as well as the Supreme Court.
Exercising its authority under Section 13CC of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Commission ordered the suspension of the officials and directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to promptly initiate disciplinary proceedings against them.
However, the FIR was registered almost 48 hours after the deadline set by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the same.
In a significant development, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over repeated incidents of violence in Beldanga, Murshidabad, and observed that the central government can order an NIA probe if needed.
Amid the unrest in Murshidabad over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has initiated official communication with the Union ministry of home affairs regarding the current situation in Murshidabad, Raj Bhawan sources said.
Of the three killed, two are father and son namely Hargobindo Das and Chandan Das, the residents of Dhulian at Samserganj in Murshidabad.
Violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad amid Waqf protests: Father-son duo hacked to death, death toll rises to three.
The post-lunch lethargy was instantly ripped off when the relaxed atmosphere was interrupted by the host’s announcement of a tour of the terracotta temples of Murshidabad’s Baranagar, as a fitting tribute to the Murshidabad Heritage Festival 2025.
Murshidabad, a historic town in West Bengal, has a rich history dating back to 1500 BCE, with archaeological excavations revealing pre-Mauryan settlements.
