Following the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament, Murshidabad, West Bengal, witnessed violent unrest allegedly led by an Islamist mob, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and injuries to hundreds. In the aftermath, the opposition ecosystem has been actively attempting to shift the blame onto the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Amid this, a post circulating on social media claims that two individuals allegedly affiliated with the BJP — Madan Kundu and Sagar Das — were caught placing a bomb on a railway track near Murshidabad.
Congress leader Surendra Rajput claimed, ‘Does he have any connection with BJP? West Bengal: Madan Kundu and Sagar Das caught while planting a bomb near the railway line in Murshidabad, police arrested them, bomb recovered.
क्या ये
— Surendra Rajput (@ssrajputINC) April 21, 2025भाजपा से संबंध रखते हैं ?
पश्चिम बंगाल: मुर्शिदाबाद में रेलवे लाइन के पास बम लगाते हुए पकड़े गए मदन कुंडू और सागर दास, पुलिस ने किया गिरफ्तार, बम हुआ बरामद. pic.twitter.com/wSKBInYm2l
Taj India stated, ‘RSS is a Terrorists group, This is its proof. Two RSS workers – Madan Kundu & Sagar Das – caught red-handed while planting BOMB near the railway line in Nimtita, Murshidabad. BJP ready to commit genocide to defame MamataBanerjee Govt.’
RSS is a Terrorists group, This is its proof
— Taj INDIA (@taj_india007) April 18, 2025
Two @RSS workers – Madan Kundu & Sagar Das – caught red-handed while planting BOMB near the railway line in Nimtita, #Murshidabad#BJP ready to commit genocide to defame #MamataBanerjee Govt#WestBengal #Bengals#SupremeCourtOfIndia pic.twitter.com/HZtqkTSaIR
X user Endian Sturggle wrote, ‘RSS is a Terrorists group, This is its proof Two RSS workers – Madan Kundu & Sagar Das – caught red-handed while planting BOMB near the railway line in Nimtita, Murshidabad BJP ready to commit genocide to defame MamataBanerjee Govt.’
RSS is a Terrorists group, This is its proof
— غزوہ ھند (@EndianSturggle) April 18, 2025
Two @RSS workers – Madan Kundu & Sagar Das – caught red-handed while planting BOMB near the railway line in Nimtita, #Murshidabad#BJP ready to commit genocide to defame #MamataBanerjee Govt#WestBengal #Bengals#SupremeCourtOfIndia pic.twitter.com/J1ukDC7pSS
South Asian Chronicles posted, ‘RSS, a group with history of violence, has once again shown its true face. Madan Kundu & Sagar Das, two of their operatives, were caught red-handed planting a bomb near railway line in Nimtita, Murshidabad. BJP is playing a dangerous game.’
RSS, a group with history of violence, has once again shown its true face.
— South Asian Chronicles (@SAChroniclesX) April 19, 2025
Madan Kundu & Sagar Das, two of their operatives, were caught red-handed planting a bomb near railway line in Nimtita, Murshidabad.
BJP is playing a dangerous game
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Intesar official, Mohammed Jafar Abbas, Rasush, and Hari Singh Grewal shared a similar claim.
Fact Check
We began our fact-checking process by examining the viral graphic image circulating on social media. A reverse image search revealed that the same graphic was shared on X in December 2024 by a page named The Report Hindi. The post was captioned, “West Bengal: Madan Kundu and Sagar Das arrested while planting a bomb near the railway line in Murshidabad. Bomb also recovered.”
पश्चिम बंगाल: मुर्शिदाबाद में रेलवे लाइन के पास बम लगाते हुए मदन कुंडू और सागर दास गिरफ्तार। बम भी बरामद। pic.twitter.com/7iQSVJptX6
— The Report Hindi (@TheReportHindi) December 28, 2024
Further investigation led us to a report published by The Wall on December 26, 2024, which stated that two fresh bombs had reportedly been recovered from railway tracks in Murshidabad, leading to a temporary suspension of train services. A large police force reached the site after being informed by local residents, who allegedly spotted two individuals placing objects on the tracks near Dafahat Chhatkata Para, adjacent to Nimtita Railway Station. The suspects were caught by locals while trying to flee and were handed over to the police. The report also named the arrested individuals as Madan Kundu and Sagar Das. The police launched an investigation to determine the motive behind their actions.
However, a report from Sangbad Pratidin, also published on December 26, 2024, presented a significantly different version of events. According to the report, the two arrested youths were under the influence of alcohol and had allegedly tried to spread panic by leaving a spherical object wrapped in black plastic near the railway tracks. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon near Nimtita Railway Station under the jurisdiction of Shamsherganj Police Station. Officers from the Railway and Suti Police Stations reached the spot after receiving a tip-off.
Upon investigation, police claimed that the object was not a bomb, but stones wrapped in plastic, seemingly intended to mimic an explosive device. As a precaution, train services between Dhulian Ganga Road Station and Jangipur Road Station were suspended temporarily.
Therefore, the claim that two RSS/BJP-affiliated youths attempted to plant bombs on railway tracks in Murshidabad during the recent violence is false. First, the incident occurred in December 2024 and is not connected to the recent communal violence in Murshidabad. Second, police investigations revealed that the two individuals were inebriated and had only attempted to create a bomb scare using stones—not actual explosives.
| Claim | During the recent violence in Murshidabad, two youths affiliated with the BJP/RSS planted bombs near a railway line in the district. |
| Claimed by | Surrender Rajput, Taj India, South Asia Chronicles, and others. |
| Fact Check | The incident being referred to actually took place in December 2024 and is unrelated to the recent violence in Murshidabad. Moreover, no bomb was found, the two individuals involved were reportedly drunk and had attempted to create a bomb scare by wrapping stones in black plastic and placing them near the railway tracks. |
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