Panchayat leader shot dead in WB
PTI | HT Correspondent, Barasat (wb)
Sep 10, 2013 01:35 AM IST
A newly-elected leader of a panchayat samiti was allegedly shot dead tonight in North 24 Parganas district, police said.
A newly-elected leader of a panchayat samiti was allegedly shot dead tonight in North 24 Parganas district, police said.
The incident took place when the victim, a leader of the Hasnabad panchayat samiti, was killed by the miscreants near Tokipur Bazar area, leading to his death on the spot, they said.
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Later, agitated locals and CPI(M) activists staged a road blockade in the area.
CPI(M) leader Goutam Deb said they would lead a procession tomorrow in Kolkata protesting against the attack.
He said they would march with the body of the deceased party leader to the state secretariat.
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