India, April 8 -- A protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Murshidabad's Jangipur area turned violent on Tuesday when a mob attacked the police with stones and set Bengal police vehicles ablaze, leading the authorities to impose prohibitory orders in the region and suspend internet connectivity, officials said.

Murshidabad district magistrate Rajarshi Mitra passed an executive order on Tuesday evening under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita at Suti and Raghunathganj. Section 163 of BNSS is equivalent to Section 144 of the old Criminal Code of Procedure (CrPC). It prohibits assembly of five or more persons at any location where danger to public safety is apprehended by the state.

Later in the evening, state home ...