Tracks Blocked As Protests, Violence Break Out In Parts Of Bengal Over Waqf Act
Kolkata: There was tension in at least two pockets of West Bengal on Friday afternoon following protests by members of a community against the Waqf Amendment Act. Tension prevailed at Nimtita and Suti in minority-dominated Murshidabad district on Friday, following clashes between the protesters and the security personnel. At Nimtita railway station, protesters blocked railway tracks for hours and vandalised railway properties. Railway Police Force personnel later had to resort to lathicharge to bring the situation under control. The protesters had also thrown stones at the security personnel, some of whom were injured. Later, Border Security Force personnel were deployed in the area and, as per the latest available information, the situation is largely under control. Clashes also broke out between protesters and the state police personnel at the Sajur Crossing area under Suti police station in Murshidabad district on Friday, as the protesters reportedly threw stones and crude bombs towards police personnel. A number of police personnel and some pedestrians were also injured. The police then lathicharged the mob. Additional police forces had been …









