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Net services restored at several places in Murshidabad, prohibitory orders continue
The Statesman Kolkata
|April 17, 2025
The situation in the minority-dominated Murshidabad of West Bengal, which has been on the boil since last week after protests against the newly-promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Bill turned violent, has moved one more step forward towards normalcy with the Internet services being restored in most parts of the district.
The Net services were suspended earlier this week. However, the suspension of Internet service is continuing at Samserganj, which had been the most troubled pocket and where a father and son, Hargobindo Das and Chandan Das, were hacked by the violent protesters last week.
This story is from the April 17, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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