New Delhi, April 16 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday blamed the Border Security Force (BSF) and "foreign elements" for the "pre-planned" Murshidabad violence over the new Waqf Amendment Act.

Three people were killed and several others injured in the Murshidabad violence.

At a meeting with imams, Mamata claimed the communal riot in Murshidabad was pre-planned. She said, "I came across news reports suggesting the involvement of elements from across the border in the Murshidabad unrest."

"Isn't it the BSF's duty to guard the border?" she questioned.

She also assured the imams that she would instruct the Chief Secretary to probe the BSF firing that led to the death of a person in Murshidabad.

The Chief Minister ...