India, April 16 -- At least 22 people were arrested in the last 24 hours in connection with the April 12 murder of a 72-year-old man and his 40-year-old son at Jafrabad village in Murshidabad amid violent protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, police said on Wednesday.

"We have made 22 fresh arrests in the last 24 hours, taking the total arrests to nearly 250 since Friday. Raids were still going on," superintendent of Jangipur police district Ananda Roy said.

Several shops have reopened, and villagers who sought shelter in Malda camps have started returning to areas like Dhulian and Suti as life gradually returns to normal in the riot-hit zones.

Addressing a gathering of Imams and Muslim religious leaders from across Bengal, West B...