Overview

• Khagen Murmu sustained serious head injuries and was hospitalised after stones were thrown at a BJP convoy in Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri, during a flood-relief visit with MLA Shankar Ghosh.
• Videos and photos showed Murmu bleeding and vehicles with shattered windows, with reports describing a large crowd that pelted stones and used sticks.
• BJP leaders accused the Trinamool Congress of orchestrating the violence and alleged police failed to intervene, while TMC figures denied organised involvement and called it a local outburst provoked by the visit.
• Police reached the area soon after the incident and said inquiries are underway as Murmu and Ghosh were shifted to a hospital in Siliguri.
• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced relief steps and urged restraint, and BJP workers held protests in Kolkata demanding action against those responsible.