West Bengal Violence: Father And Son Killed In Murshidabad's Samserganj Amid Protests Over Waqf Amendment Bill

West Bengal Violence: Father And Son Killed In Murshidabad's Samserganj Amid Protests Over Waqf Amendment Bill

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 on 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.

PTIUpdated: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 05:47 PM IST
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Protest turns deadly in Samserganj, Murshidabad; father and son killed amid Waqf Amendment Bill unrest | X

Kolkata, April 12: 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 on 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 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 on Friday from Suti and Samserganj areas of the district during protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

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