The Calcutta High Court has ordered the immediate deployment of central forces in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district after the incidents of widespread violence, vandalism and arson in the areas in the wake of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. The order came after the hearing of the petition filed by the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, in the Calcutta High Court, alleging unrest in several parts of the state.

 

A special bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Choudhury heard the case and ordered the deployment of central forces. The court also stated that this direction should not be limited to the Murshidabad district alone. Wherever similar situations arise in other districts, central forces may be deployed immediately to control the situation and restore normalcy. The bench further directed that the central forces are to operate in coordination with the state administration. At least three people were killed in the clashes in Murshidabad, and over 138 individuals have been arrested in connection with the violence.