Overview

• At least 29 people have died after torrential rain and landslides in North Bengal, with a key bridge at Dudhia down and engineers instructed to build a temporary crossing.
• BJP MP Khagen Murmu remains hospitalised with a fracture below his eye after a mob attack during a relief visit, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met him and assured support.
• Bengal Police detained two people linked to the assault on Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh, marking the first arrests since the Oct 6 incident in Jalpaiguri’s Nagrakata area.
• BJP leaders allege TMC involvement and cite multiple attacks on their representatives, claims the TMC rejects as it argues local anger, with the Governor urging unity in relief efforts.
• Tensions widened to Tripura after reported vandalism at a TMC office in Agartala, prompting a party delegation to seek action from the state police as the BJP downplayed the damage.