Overview
- Protests reignited Saturday after the body of Murshidabad resident Alauddin Sheikh returned from Jharkhand, with his family alleging he was beaten to death and then hung to resemble suicide.
- Demonstrators halted traffic on NH-12 and disrupted the Sealdah–Lalgola rail section for hours before police dispersed crowds and lifted blockades; Eastern Railway deployed additional RPF units.
- Murshidabad SP Kumar Sunny Raj said officers used lathi charge at some points, detained about 15–20 people over two days, and declared shops open with routes cleared.
- More than a dozen people, including at least two journalists, were injured; police said they are identifying those who assaulted media personnel using CCTV footage.
- District officials announced a probe into the death with compensation and a job arrangement for the bereaved family, as political recriminations escalated between the TMC and BJP, including fresh claims from Abhishek Banerjee and sharp remarks by PM Modi on infiltration at a Malda rally.