Statesman News Service
MALDA, Nov. 22: Having failed to pacify a group of 47 families belonging to Mushahar community, the Malda administration has shifted a couple to government affiliated homes in Murshidabad. The leaders of the community have branded the woman, Jharna Mushahar,wife of Ganesh Mushahar, as a witch and boycotted them a month ago. A notice was issued asking them to leave the village. This incident took place at Manoharpur under the Ratua police station. The police rescued the couple and put them in safe custody at the Samsi police out post as they got information that the couple might be killed. The district magistrate got the information and instructed the district project officer of social welfare, Mr Pratyarpan Singha Ray to take the necessary actions. Having failed to convince the people belonging to the Mushahar community, he sent the couple to the government affiliated home at Beldanga and Rejinagar in Murshidabad a few days ago. The Mushahar families have also boycotted Dulal Mushahar, the couple's son and a 18-month-old baby who was on a visit to the village a few days ago. Dulal is daily wage earner in Delhi and has married a girl of the same village. The welfare department is now in problem as to how they would provide shelter to Dulal and his family. According to Mr Singha Ray, the village leader Mr Habi Mushahar issued another notice to Dulal asking him to leave the village by 20 December. "Mr Habi told me that if they allow Dulal to stay, then his parents would come here in the future”, Mr Singha Ray said.
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