Hyderabad, October 10: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi sought justice on Thursday for the 35-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker, who was found murdered along with his pregnant wife and their six-year-old son. All the three were murdered in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Tuesday. He termed the murderers as an act of barbaric violence. NCW Chief Rekha Sharma Slams West Bengal Government, Administration Over Murder of RSS Worker, Family.

Owaisi said that West Bengal Chief Minister should ensure that culprits should be punished. The AIMIM chief tweeted, “It's essential that @MamataOfficial ensures that the culprits see the highest possible punishment for this dastardly crime. We'll always oppose RSS's ideology & actions but it can never be a ground for such barbaric violence. Rule of Law cannot be ignored.”

Asaududdin Owaisi's Tweet:

The bodies of Bandhu Prakash Pal, a primary school teacher, his wife Beauty, and young son Arya were found in a pool of blood in their resident in Jiaganj. West Bengal RSS secretary Jishnu Basu, speaking to news agency ANI, said that Bandhu Prakash was an RSS member and was recently associated with a "weekly milan (meeting)". The images of the bodies soaked in blood flooded social media.

No arrest has been made in connection with the case till now. According to reports, the matter came to light as Pal’s neighbours went to their home after the family's absence at a puja pandal on Dusshera or Vijayadashmi. The locals then informed the police.

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