Senbari Massacre: A Brutal Incident in West Bengal's History

A mob entered the house and killed the two sons in front of the mother's eyes. The cruelty and cruelty did not stop here. According to eyewitnesses, the woman was forced to eat rice stained with the blood of her own sons. Today, when another bloody chapter has been recorded in the pages of West Bengal politics in the form of Chandra Nath Rath, the Senbari incident of 17 March 1970 is being discussed again. What happened that day is mentioned in an article in the Indian Express by senior journalist Atri Mitra. According to this article published in 2021,'17 March 1970 was going to be a happy day for the Senbari located in Pratapeshwar Shibtala Lane of Bardhaman city. On that day, the naming ceremony of a newborn child was going to take place in the family, and many relatives came there for this event.'From the day before the incident, the atmosphere of the United Front government had started to fall in the area.