Overview

• Bani Israel and Sefaul Haque, the main suspects in the April 13 murder of Chandan Das and Haragobinda Das, were arrested in Odisha by a joint team of West Bengal STF and Jharsuguda Police.
• During the arrest, Bani Israel was found with a loaded country-made pistol, and police fired warning shots to prevent their escape.
• Six additional suspects from Murshidabad, believed to be involved in the larger violence, were detained during the operation.
• Authorities recovered four empty cartridges at the scene and charged the accused under sections of the Arms Act and BNS Act.
• The arrests highlight coordinated interstate efforts to address the violent fallout from protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which left three dead and caused widespread damage in Murshidabad.