Kolkata / Berhampore, July 11 -- The new anti-crime law passed by the West Bengal legislative assembly will be enforced from July 13, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday. "The Governor has given his assent to the bill related to control of anti-social activities. The law will be enforced across the state from Monday," Adhikari told reporters in Murshidabad district. In June, the West Bengal assembly passed two stringent anti-crime bills - The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-social Activities Bill, 2026 which has provisions for preventive detention for up to 12 months without trial and The West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2026 which allows confiscation of an offender's property for auction to compensate for losses. They are modelled on laws enforced in some BJP-ruled states such as Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bihar to curb organised crime, extortion and public disorder and have been drafted specifically in view of incidents like the 2025 Beldanga riots, which began during protests by Muslims against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.htc...