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Police arrests BJP leader Roopa Ganguly 12 km ahead of violence hit Basirhat (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Cops stop BJP's Roopa Ganguly, Oppn leaders from visiting clash-hit...

BJP leaders Roopa Ganguly, Locket Chatterjee were arrested on their way to Basirhat.

7 July 2017 12:47 PM IST

Communal violence broke out in North 24 Parganas district on Monday over a controversial Facebook post. (Photo: Facebook)

WB: Section 144 imposed in Basirhat post violent clashes over Facebook...

Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sought a detailed report from the Mamata Banerjee-led Government.

5 July 2017 6:30 PM IST

The police are also trying to convince the people to resume normal activities. (Photo: Facebook)

WB: Situation tense in Baduria after communal clashes; shops, schools...

Senior police officers have been deployed in the area to keep a vigil.

5 July 2017 3:35 PM IST

As the troubled spot in West Bengal is adjacent to Bangladesh, there is a possibility that outsiders were involved in this violence, Kailash Vijayvargiya said. (Photo: Facebook)

Facebook post instigates riot in WB; 4 BSF companies deployed

An IPS officer was also injured when he was attacked by an angry mob that ransacked his car as well.

4 July 2017 8:39 PM IST