“What we came to know was that they (the arrested six) don’t have money to appoint lawyers. The state government has decided to extend legal support to them so that they can file bail pleas at the earliest. It is yet to be finalised how the government would proceed to help them,” said a senior Bengal government official. Sanjur Haque at Dangila villageWhile Khairul Haque, Saledul Haque, Sanjur Haque and Sagar Ali belong to Dangila village, Aslam Sheikh and Mohammad Shah Alam are from Janamdol. Mrityunjay Das, a legal activist based in Malda, said his associates were also in touch with the families.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2019 19:52 UTC