A 12-hour shutdown was observed on Wednesday in West Bengal's Nandigram following the killing of a local Trinamool Congress leader by a group of unidentified persons.
"The shutdown is peaceful. No untoward incident has been reported so far," an officer of Nandigram police station, said.
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Police sources said the incident took place late Tuesday night when Nishikanta Mondal, Trinamool Congress panchayat pradhan (chief) of Sonachura village, was killed by a group of miscreants. Mondal was returning from a party meeting when he was attacked near his residence.
According to local sources, the perpetrators came from Khejuri area, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) stronghold in East Midnapore district.
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