Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Baharampur in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Wednesday after a local Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead.
The deceased was identified as Pradip Dutta.
Police said that Dutta was out on a morning walk when unidentified assailants fired at him.
"The assailants fired seven bullets from a close range at Dutta," said a district police official.
After hearing firing shots, locals came out of their residence and found Dutta profusely bleeding. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but declared dead on arrival.
A huge police contingent from the Baharampur Police Station reached the spot, he said.
The police were investigating whether the murder was a political crime or enmity.
The body had already been sent for post-mortem.
The CCTV camera footage was being examined to identify the assailants.
"At the same time, we are also questioning the local people to get more information about the event," said the district police official.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident at Domkal, also in Murshidabad district, a person was killed on Wednesday morning following the explosion of a crude bomb. The impact of the explosion was such that the body of the victim was blown up into pieces. The victim has been identified as Momin Mondal.
Police have sent the body parts for post-mortem and started an investigation into the matter.
District police sources said that the explosion probably took place while the victim was engaged in the process of assembling crude bombs.
The police sources said that the family members of the victim have admitted his criminal antecedents. They have also admitted that the victim was hired from time to time for assembling crude bombs.
--IANS
src/svn
You may also like
Chhattisgarh CM Hikes Dearness Allowance to 50% for State Employees Ahead of Diwali
Liverpool is about to find out if Jamie Carragher was right about Thomas Tuchel
Ahead in hitting fours and sixes, also scoring the most runs, New Zealand's legendary batsman rules this T20 league.
Assisted dying law change to take first step today - everything you need to know
'Magical' two-city break takes you to Europe's best Christmas markets 'on the cheap'
A cricketer deliberately got hurt to get treatment from a female doctor, you would not have seen such a cricketer.
'I'm a Man Utd legend - I had offers from Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City after leaving'
Great British Bake Off flooded with Ofcom complaints as guest forced to issue apology
Shopping for plus size coats is hard–but I've found five amazing, on trend styles to flatter figures
"Hope govt formed by Omar Abdullah is successful": Congress' Karan Singh after Omar Abdullah takes oath as CM
Big fight in Bollywood, Karan Johar under fire
Victoria Beckham oozes glamour as she goes makeup shopping in plunging black dress
BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent snaps 'I'll be having words' over co-star's 'cheeky' swipe
Youth arrested in connection with rape and murder at Bengal's Krishnanagar (ld)
The Menendez house now and what happened to it as Netflix series recreates grisly crime scene
Martin Lewis' wife Lara axed by BBC as hit show cut after 15 years
Nayab Saini set to take oath as Haryana CM on Thursday, independent MLAs come out in support
BBC star 'paid whopping £250,000 despite string of cancelled shows' in bid to keep him
Love Island star hospitalised but not ready to reveal why as she confirms surgery needed
Alastair Cook, AB de Villiers and Neetu David inducted into The ICC Hall of Fame as Class of 2024