Kolkata. By-elections are being held on 6 assembly seats of West Bengal. Amidst the by-elections, a major incident has taken place in North 24 Parganas district adjacent to Kolkata. TMC leader has been shot dead in Jagdal area. Unknown miscreants have committed the crime. There has been a stir in the area after the murder of a TMC leader.
Police has given information about this. The deceased has been identified as Ashok Sha, former TMC president from Ward No. 12 of Jagdal. The miscreants opened fire on Ashok who was standing in front of a tea shop located a few hundred meters away from Jagdal police station. The miscreants also threw bombs at the TMC leader. Police has started the investigation of the matter.
A senior police officer said that Ashok was taken to the nearby Bhatpara Government Hospital, where he died. He said that some other people were also injured in the attack and are undergoing treatment in the hospital. On the other hand, Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Commissioner Alok Rajoria reached the spot with heavy police force.
Rajoria said that we have started investigation. Interrogation of the suspects has started. We have not found any political connection in this murder so far. After this murder, local people demonstrated fiercely outside Jagdal police station. Trinamool (TMC) has blamed BJP for the murder. However BJP has rejected the allegations.
