Rajjak Khan, a local Trinamool Congress leader, was shot dead while on his way back home in West Bengal.
A local Trinamool Congress leader was shot by unidentified assailants in West Bengal’s Chaltaberia Gram Panchayat area on Thursday. The incident took place when the leader, identified as Rajjak Khan, was returning home.
He was rushed to the hospital following the firing and was declared dead there.
“Around 9.45 pm yesterday, one Rajjak Khan of Chak Maricha village, Chaltaberia Gram Panchayat was attacked by a few persons near Siristala under Uttar Kashipore PS while returning home,” news agency ANI quoted the Kolkata Police as saying
According to an India Today report, not only was Khan shot, but was also attacked with sharp weapons.
Further investigation into the case is ongoing.
In a similar development last week, a panchayat samiti leader of the TMC was shot at in the Cooch Behar district. In that case, Dipankar Roy, is the son of BJP MLA Sukumar Roy, was identified as an accused, and was arrested.
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