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Murshidabad Violence
West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose. Photo Courtesy: X/ @BengalGovernor

Ananda Bose stresses on deploying central forces in Murshidabad in special report sent to Home Ministry

| @indiablooms | May 04, 2025, at 05:27 pm

West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose has sent a special report to the Union Home Ministry, where he has recommended the deployment of central armed forces in border regions of Murshidabad, where violence during a protest over anti-Waqf bill left three people dead, media reports said.

During the violence, a large number of houses and shops were torched, and many fled the region amid escalating tension in Murshidabad.

Raj Bhavan sources UNI the Governor submitted the special report to Union Home Minister Amit Shah based on his observations there and his conversations with the victims as well as the kin of Harogobinda Das (72) and his son Chandan Das (41), who were lynched by a mob.

After his visit to the district last month, Bose had described the situation in Murshidabad as “bizarre” and “barbaric”.

Speaking to India Today after the visit, the Governor had said he would raise the matter with the Centre and assured the bereaved family of full support.

Bose visited the family of the father-son duo who were lynched during mob violence that erupted earlier this month amid protests against the Waqf law.

BSF camp

Several locals, displaced or impacted by the unrest, displayed banners urging the government to establish a permanent Border Security Force (BSF) camp to ensure their safety.

The violence stemmed from demonstrations against the Waqf law, which governs Muslim-donated properties.

At least three people died in clashes across Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas.

Several Hindu households were attacked and vandalised during the unrest, forcing many to flee to relief camps set up in the neighbouring Malda district.

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