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Waqf violence: 2 bros held for killing dad-son

In West Bengal's Murshidabad, two brothers have been apprehended for the brutal murder of a father and son in Jafrabad. The arrests follow an incident on April 12, where disagreements over the new waqf law escalated into deadly mob violence. Dildar Nadab was caught near the Bangladesh border, while Kalu Nadab was found in Birbhum.

Representative Image KOLKATA/JANGIPUR: Two brothers from Bengal's Murshidabad were arrested Tuesday on charges of hacking to death a father and son in Jafrabad, adjoining their native Digra village, on April 12 after dissent over the new waqf law descended into mob violence. Dildar Nadab was arrested from a hideout close to Bangladesh under Suti police station, suggesting he might have planned to flee across the border. Kalu Nadab, alias Asabul, named in the FIR along with five others, was picked up from Birbhum's Murarai, report Dwaipayan Ghosh & Sukumar Mahato.

The absconding suspects - Yusuf Sheikh, Akbar Sheikh, Hazrat Ali, Nurul Sheikh and Ansar Ali - are all locals. Investigators are verifying if the arrested brothers had personal enmity with the victims - Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan..