Bengal: Mamata announces compensation for victims who died in Murshidabad riot
16-Apr-2025 02:53 PM 6853
Kolkata, Apr 16 (Reporter) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of the three people who died in the communal violence in Murshidabad district and pledged to rebuild the houses damaged during the riots. “The families of those who lost their lives in the violence will get Rs 10 lakh each. We don't see the religious identity of victims but their pain. Those who lost their dwellings will new homes under Banglar Bari (a state government housing scheme for the poor). Those whose shops were damaged, the Chief Secretary will take estimates and get the work done for them..." the chief minister said during her conference with the Imams, Muazzims and Intellectuals at Netaji Indoor Stadium here. Three people were allegedly killed and 18 policemen injured during violent clashes in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, according to sources familiar with the situation. Since then, at least 118 individuals have been arrested in connection with the riots. Police reported that on Friday, a father-son duo was hacked to death by a mob at Shamsherganj under Jangipur police district in Murshidabad as protests against the new Act turned violent. Another 25-year-old youth, who was reportedly injured in police firing in Suti, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital on Saturday. However, police on Sunday arrested two individuals in connection with the murder of the father-son duo. Several areas in Murshidabad district, including Suti, Shamsherganj, and Dhuliyan, have been on the edge since last Friday as protests against the Waqf Amendment Act escalated, resulting in three deaths and leaving many people homeless, prompting the Calcutta High Court to order the deployment of central forces to restore law and order. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee was, however, critical of the BSF. Speaking on Wednesday she said, “I have heard that BSF was also engaged in firing. I will ask the Chief Secretary to get a report on it and action will be taken accordingly...////...
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