Police said on Thursday that a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was first hacked with sharp weapons and then shot dead by a group of attackers in Malda district in West Bengal on Wednesday night, IANS reported on October 22. The deceased has been identified as Samir Ghosh.
Source: IANS via hi INDiA
Nation Press, in a separate report, also said Ghosh was attacked in the Ramkeli area under English Bazar police station, that a state police officer said he was shot from close range and died on the spot, and that one person has been detained in connection with the killing.
Source: Nation Press
According to the reports, the attack took place while people in the locality were busy with idol immersion on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami. Ghosh's brother alleged that Ghosh was alone at home when the attackers entered the house. Senior district police officials reached the spot on Wednesday night, and acute tension prevailed in the area.
Ghosh's family members alleged that local miscreants associated with the Trinamool Congress were responsible for the killing because he was associated with the BJP. His brother alleged that Ghosh had been receiving threats for a long time over his BJP association and had been asked to leave the locality, but did not leave. These are the family's allegations, which police have not established.
The local Trinamool Congress leadership has denied the family's allegations, the reports said. Police said the reason for the murder and those involved were being investigated, and the one detained person was being questioned. No motive has been officially established.
Where: Ramkeli, English Bazar police station area, Malda. When: Wednesday night, during Vijaya Dashami idol immersion. Victim: BJP worker Samir Ghosh — attacked with sharp weapons, then shot at close range, died on the spot, police said. Action: one person detained for questioning; senior officers reached the spot. Allegation: family blames TMC-linked miscreants — denied by local TMC leadership; motive under investigation.
What is solid
- BJP worker Samir Ghosh was hacked and then shot dead at close range in Ramkeli, Malda, on Wednesday night and died on the spot — police via IANS and Nation Press.
- One person has been detained for questioning, senior district police officials reached the spot that night, and the motive is under investigation — IANS and Nation Press.
What is only claimed
- Ghosh's family alleges TMC-linked local miscreants killed him over his BJP association and that he had received threats and was asked to leave the locality. The local Trinamool Congress leadership has denied the allegations. Police have not established a motive.