West Bengal: Trinamool leader, Nirmal Kundu, shot dead in North 24 Parganas
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, police said. Nirmal Kundu, the TMC President for ward no. 6 of Nimta area, was allegedly shot twice in the head on an open road around 7 p.m.
Kolkata, June 4: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, police said. Nirmal Kundu, the TMC President for ward no. 6 of Nimta area, was allegedly shot twice in the head on an open road around 7 p.m. West Bengal Post Elections Violence: BJP Worker Shot Dead in Bhatapara Area of North 24 Parganas District.
"According to the primary investigation, four-five unidentified men on motorbikes shot Kundu twice. He was rushed to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead," said an officer from Nimta police station.
While the local TMC leadership blamed the BJP for the murder, the officer added: "We are probing the case. So far, we haven't found any evidence to clarify the motive behind the killing."
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