[India] Riots: Violent demonstration

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 8, 2025, students and locals demonstrated against the Waqf amendment bill in Raghunathganj city, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, with incidents of stone pelting and one police vehicle vandalized. The event is classified as low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether demonstrations spread to areas with greater economic significance.

Watch points

• Monitor for potential spread of protests to other districts in West Bengal, particularly those with industrial or agricultural importance
• Track government response measures that could affect local transportation or commerce in the region