Kolkata, April 13 -- Anti-Waqf Act protest caused parts of Murshidabad to burn for the third consecutive day on Saturday, with three deaths and four injuries reported so far amid largescale violence, loot and arson in towns bordering Bangladesh. The Calcutta High Court on Saturday ordered deployment of central forces in the central Bengal district, directing the Mamata Banerjee Government to deploy more such forces if required in other districts. Muslims constitute about 67 perc ent of the population of Murshidabad, a district bordering Bangladesh.
A Division Bench led by Justice Soumen Sen said the Court cannot turn its eyes from death, arson and violence, directing the Government to deploy central forces because protection of general lif...