Protests spread in West Bengal, train vandalised in Nadia

A day after parts of Howrah were hit by violence, massive protests spread to several parts of West Bengal — from South 24 Parganas to Murshidabad — on Sunday over the remarks on Prophet Mohammad by now suspended BJP leaders.

A group of protesters damaged a local train at Bethuadahari railway station in Nadia district, officials said, adding that no one was severely injured. “After the Ranaghat-Lalgola local train got stranded, it was vandalised by the protesters… The Hazarduari Express was left stranded. The train service was disrupted for at least one hour,” Chief Public Relations Officer (Eastern Railway) Eklavya Chakraborty said. Sources said that train services were also disrupted at Dhubulia station by the protesters.