Ex-MLA Dilip Sarkar shot dead in WB

Former CPI (M) MLA Dilip Sarkar has been shot dead by four motor cycle borne miscreants near Assansol, West Bengal. According to reports, the four miscreants pumped bullets into Sarkar when he was out for his morning walk. He was shot from point blank range on his chest and stomach following which he was rushed to the Burnpur IISCO Hospital where he was declared dead. Sarkar, 64, had represented the Barabani constituency in Burdwan district. Further details are awaited.