Archive · 19 Aug 2026
West Bengal Police Arrest Eight in Activist Father’s Death
Eight people have been arrested in connection with the death of Sheikh Abdul Hafiz.
The arrests were made after an alleged incident at his home in Indas, Bankura, on August 13.
Police said a group of people confronted him there.
They said this may have been connected to his visit to a local school earlier that day.
Police said Hafiz suffered only a minor injury.
They also said he later died in hospital after severe changes in his blood pressure.
Some claims online said he had died after a very violent beating.
Police called those claims misinformation and said two suspects are still being searched for.
West Bengal Police said eight people were arrested and booked for the murder of Sheikh Abdul Hafiz.
Police disputed claims that Hafiz died after a brutal physical assault.
According to police, Hafiz suffered a minor injury at his Indas residence on August 13.
Police said he later died in hospital following severe blood pressure fluctuations.
Two suspects remain absconding, while a police house guard has been placed at Hafiz’s residence.
- Who
- Sheikh Abdul Hafiz, eight arrested suspects, and two remaining absconding suspects.
- What
- Hafiz died after an alleged attack at his residence, and eight people were arrested and booked for murder.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on August 13; Hafiz later died after hospital admission.
- Where
- Indas in Bankura district, West Bengal.
- Why
- Police said the alleged confrontation was purportedly linked to Hafiz’s visit to Karisunda Paschimpara Primary School to ask about its facilities.
Claims of Brutal Assault
Police Account
Nature of the injury
Claims of Brutal Assault
Claims circulating on social media said Hafiz died following a brutal physical assault.
Police Account
West Bengal Police rejected those claims and said Hafiz sustained only a minor injury during the alleged attack.
Cause of death
Claims of Brutal Assault
The reported allegations linked Hafiz’s death to the alleged physical assault.
Police Account
Police said Hafiz later died in hospital after severe blood pressure fluctuations.
Information about the incident
Claims of Brutal Assault
Social-media claims presented the incident as a severe assault.
Police Account
Police described those claims as misinformation and said they were laying out the facts.
- Arrests
- Eight people have been arrested and booked for murder.
- Remaining suspects
- Police said two suspects are still absconding and active manhunts are underway.
- Incident date
- August 13.
- Location
- Indas, Bankura district, West Bengal.
- Police account of injury
- Hafiz sustained what police described as a minor injury.
- Reported cause of death
- Police said he died after hospital admission following severe blood pressure fluctuations.
- Security measure
- A police house guard was placed at Hafiz’s residence.