Kolkata:
The remains of the skeletal of the burnt vehicles, a looted shopping mall and a barbaric pharmacy violence were indicated, which surrounded parts of Murshidabad district of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
On Sunday, roads were deserted, shops closed and people remained indoors as police and central armed forces patrolled sensitive areas in Dhulian, Shamshganj and Suti areas, which had seen violence in the last two days.
While leading a media team inside a barbaric building in Dhulian, some locals showed the remains of bombing, and the ash of furniture which were parked in the courtyard and set up the ablaase.
“We were suddenly caught as unknown, an armed gang of hundreds emerged from anywhere. They were disintegrating to shout blood that no member of our community would be allowed to stay in this area because we are collaborating with a trick to remove Waqf land through the Act.
“As we pleaded with them, they did not harm us, but exploded several bombs and barbaric the property before exiting the spot. The police arrived much later,” one of the residents said, showing around the damage mark.
In Sati, the owner of a pharmacy, who was assessing the loss in his shop after receiving assurances from patrolling Javan, said, “I have been living here for 50 years, but never saw such a massacre. A frenzied crowd suddenly turned to my shop and before I and my employees ran away, we went into pride.” Similar scenes of the massacre were seen in Suti, Shamshragganj and Dhulian, who had a heavy -armed central forces with police and RAF personnel to meet a battlefield as heavy armed central forces, marching the route with the national highways and the streets of the surrounding streets.
Security personnel were asked to remove stones, concrete pieces and bricks before their homes and assets.
A nervous family members and neighbors saw as security forces and the media personnel went inside the barbaric house of a father-son pair, who were hacked by protesters in Jafarabad, Shamashgranj on Saturday.
A woman said, “They were pulled out of the house and killed. The attackers broke the furniture on a fierceness and threw cooking utensils outside the house. We are still very afraid of going out.”
In Dhulian, an 80-year-old man said, “They came and attacked our houses. He said that the protests were against the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Act. I had nothing to do with Waqf.” Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar said that the situation is now completely under control and the forces are cautious while the general situation is returning.
He said that no new incident of violence has been reported anywhere in the Muslim-Bahumat district.
Another senior police officer said, “The situation is peaceful in Sati, Dhulian, Shamsherganj and Jungipur areas of the district. Raids continued overnight, and 12 more people were arrested. With this, 150 people have been arrested so far,” said another senior police officer.
Prohibitive orders under Section 163 of the Indian Municipal Security Code (BNSS) have been imposed in violence-hit areas, and internet services have been suspended, he said.
He said that security forces were checking vehicles on the main roads, and patrolling sensitive pockets.
Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurt in security forces, and violence was stopped on various parts of Murshidabad during the protest against the new law on Friday. On Saturday, something was reported to be angry.
Apart from the father-son pair, a 21-year-old man died on Saturday after receiving a bullet wound during a clash in Sajur on Friday. At least 18 policemen were injured in the violence on Friday.
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