Kolkata:Two days after clashes during Ram Navami processions, the situation in Murshidabad district’s Jangipur area is now peaceful, police sources said. Clashes broke out between two groups on March 27, 2026 during a Ram Navami rally in Jangipur’s Raghunathganj area. Violence in Ram Navami processions is not new in West Bengal. In 2024, there was a crude bomb explosion at the Shaktipur area in Murshidabad district during a Ram Navami procession. Prior to this in 2023, violence broke out in Howrah’s Shibpur and Rishra in Hooghly and Dalkhola in north Bengal area during a Ram Navami procession.

Source: The Hindu March 30, 2026 01:59 UTC