Initial investigation into the violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad during anti-Waqf protests suggest the involvement of suspected Bangladeshi miscreants. Sources said this is the report that the Union Home Ministry has received.

Three people have died in the violence and arson in Murshidabad and many have lost their homes. More than 200 people have been arrested in but the locals are still shaken.

Yesterday, violence rocked South 24 Parganas as supporters of the Indian Secular Front clashed with the police in Bhangar area.

Videos showed police motorbikes being set on fire and an overturned police bus with its windshield ripped out. The videos also showed a large contingent of police on the streets.