Man arrested for TMC councillor’s murder in Bengal

Dutta was shot in the head from close range by unidentified people while he was visiting a park on North Station Road in Agarpara on Sunday evening.

Police on Monday arrested a man in connection with the murder of Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor Anupam Dutta, officials familiar with the matter said.

The councillor sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead. (Representational photo)

Dutta was shot in the head from close range by unidentified people while he was visiting a park on North Station Road in Agarpara on Sunday evening. The councillor sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Barrackpore city police commissioner Manoj Verma said, “A firearm and a mobile phone were seized from the arrested man.” Probe is also on in the murder of Congress councillor Tapan Kandu, police said.

Four-time Congress councillor Tapan Kandu was also shot dead in a separate incident on Monday. The Congress demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident.