Murshidabad Violence, April 12 -- Two people were hacked to death by a mob, while another person succumbed to injuries in West Bengal's Murshidabad amid fresh violence on Saturday, a day after widespread unrest during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act.

118 people have been arrested in connection with the Murshidabad violence, with police raids continuing across multiple locations.

West Bengal LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has moved Calcutta High Court, seeking deployment of central forces in West Bengal.

"In view of the large-scale communal riots spreading like wildfire across West Bengal, I had sought immediate intervention from the state government for the requisition of central paramilitary forces. The state government d...