7Photo© hindustantimes.comStones Hurled, Police Cars Set Ablaze As Waqf Protests Turn Violent In West Bengal
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Orders prohibiting public gatherings were imposed in the Jangipur area of West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Tuesday after protests against the recent amendment to the Waqf Act turned violent, the Hindustan Times reported.
A mob clashed with the police, threw stones and set the vehicles of security forces on fire, the newspaper reported.
Several police personnel were injured in the clashes, the Hindustan Times quoted Jangipur Superintendent of Police Ananda Roy as saying.
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