A file image of the remains of the violence in Murshidabad which evolved on the 11th and 12th of April
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West Bengal Police arrested five more persons for their alleged involvement in the Murshidabad riots, taking the total number of arrests to 307, a senior officer said on Thursday (April 24, 2025).
The arrested persons, nabbed from different places in the district on Wednesday (April 23, 2025), had direct links to the riots in which three people were killed and several injured, he said.
“These five persons were involved in rioting. We arrested them on Wednesday (April 23, 2025),” a senior officer of the Special Investigative Team (SIT) formed to probe the incidents of violence said.
Efforts are on to bring back the younger son of arrested prime accused Ziaul Sheikh, who is currently in the custody of Odisha Police, the officer said.
Communal clashes broke out in Shamsherganj, Suti, Dhulian and Jangipur in Murshidabad district on April 11 and 12, during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
The violence had resulted in three deaths.
Published – April 24, 2025 12:50 pm IST
