The Calcutta High Court has ordered the District Magistrate of Murshidabad to file a comprehensive report on the funds for victims of the Samsherganj violence, which took place in Murshidabad earlier this year, detailing for whom and how the money was allocated.

The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury further ordered on Thursday that the petitioners, who are counsels of some of the victims, are to furnish names of victims yet to be compensated or rehabilitated within a fortnight. The DM was told to verify the said list. The next hearing is on November 20.

During the hearing, the State submitted a report on the steps taken for restoration and rehabilitation. The state informed the court that 283 families had been identified and Rs 1.2 lakh had

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