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Calcutta High Court Receives PILs Seeking Central Forces After Beldanga Unrest

The filings lean on a 2025 ruling in Murshidabad that allowed paramilitary deployment after riots.

Overview

  • Two petitions, including one by the BJP, ask the court to send central personnel to Beldanga, with a hearing expected on Tuesday.
  • One plea also seeks a National Investigation Agency probe into the episodes of violence.
  • Police say about 30 people have been arrested over vandalism and clashes, including four held for attacks on journalists, and a suo motu case has been registered.
  • Rapid Action Force units and armed police carried out route marches and area domination, and authorities reported no fresh large-scale violence on Sunday.
  • TMC MP Yusuf Pathan met the deceased worker’s family and denounced assaults on migrant laborers as courts and police advanced separate actions tied to the unrest.