Overview
- Alauddin Sheikh was found hanging in his rented room in Jharkhand, according to police, while his family alleges he was lynched before being hanged.
- Protesters in Murshidabad blocked NH-12 at Maheshpur and later railway tracks in Beldanga, burning tyres and disrupting traffic and local trains.
- Senior officials negotiated at the sites, with local reports describing stone pelting, a police lathicharge, and an attack on journalists during the unrest.
- Abhishek Banerjee spoke with Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who assured a thorough inquiry, as road and rail blockades were withdrawn and services resumed.
- West Bengal announced financial aid, a government job for one family member, and a 24-hour control room for migrant workers, while TMC and BJP traded accusations over law and order.