TMC Councillor Md Khalid Khan of West Burdwan municipality was shot dead in front of his younger brother near their home, while a powerful explosion ripped through the roof of a TMC leader in Birbhum as political extermination continued to rock West Bengal for past four months.
Khalid was shot twice, on his leg and chest from close range by three motor-cycle borne assailants near his house late last night at Monberia under Barakar block in Asansol police jurisdiction.
Middle age Khalid, Councilor of Asansol Municipality’s Ward No. 66, was roaming
around his house after the dinner around 2330 hours when the armed youths on the
two-wheeler stopped near him and first shot on one of his legs and when he fell on
the road another shot on his chest from close range.
He was declared brought dead at the Asansol zilla hospital by the medics.Municipal mayor Jitender Tiwari and Borough chairman Md Gulam Swayar visited
the scene of crime in the mid night.
Brother Arman said his elder brother was shot dead in front of him before he
could help him. He said of the three, two got down from the bike and one of them
shot twice on the TMC Councillor.
Police investigating the murder were trying to ascertain if there were any personal enmity behind the killing as the victim’s father was also came under attack. Elsewhere, the house of a TMC leader was partially damage after an explosion happened at Boira gram panchayet area under Kankortala in Birbhum district on Saturday evening.
(UNI)
