Lalgarh carnage toll rises to eight

The deaths in the Netai village carnage rose to eight as one of the injured died of her injuries at a state-run premier hospital here on Friday.

The deaths in the Netai village carnage rose to eight as one of the injured died of her injuries at a state-run premier hospital here on Friday.

Geetali Adak, 40, died at SSKM Hospital 6.35 am, triggering protests by Trinamool Congress activists who alleged negligence in her treatment.

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The woman sustained bullet injuries in the lower abdomen when miscreants allegedly backed by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) triggered violence Jan 7 in the Nitai village near the Maoist hub of Lalgarh in West Midnapore district.

She was shifted to SSKM Hospital in a critical condition.

Six others were admitted in the same hospital with serious injuries in the incident.

Seven people were killed in firing by miscreants in the village.