Kolkata, May 30: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was on Thursday stabbed to death in West Bengal's East Burdwan district, police said.

Shushil Mondal, 50, who is said to be a BJP worker, was stabbed to death "and we are looking for the accused person", an officer of Ketugram police station said. West Bengal Post Elections Violence: BJP Worker Shot Dead in Bhatapara Area of North 24 Parganas District.

According to informed sources, Mondal was putting up BJP flags to celebrate the Modi's swearing-in ceremony when he was attacked.

Asked if the family had complained about a political connection to the murder, the officer said: "A man has died, another is accused and the common practice of political blame-game has started. We are looking into the matter."

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