Overview

• Governor CV Ananda Bose is conducting on-the-ground assessments in Malda relief camps and plans to visit violence-hit Murshidabad on April 19, despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging a delay.
• The communal violence in Murshidabad, triggered by protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, resulted in three deaths, property damage, and displacement of residents.
• Over 270 arrests have been made, and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing the violence, with police and paramilitary forces maintaining order in affected areas.
• The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Commission for Women (NCW) have launched fact-finding missions to investigate human rights violations and the impact on displaced women and families.
• India has rejected Bangladesh's comments on protecting minority rights in Murshidabad, urging Dhaka to focus on its own minority communities.