New Delhi, April 12 -- In view of communal violence reported in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Saturday spoke with the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police of the state, assuring all possible help.

Through the video conference with the Chief Secretary and the DGP of West Bengal, the Home Secretary advised the state administration to keep a close watch on other sensitive districts also and to put in place adequate steps to ensure normalcy at the earliest.

The Home Secretary stated that apart from nearly 300 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel locally available in Murshidabad, an additional five Companies have been deployed at the request of the state government.

He mentioned that...