Overview
- Sanjay Bhowmik, 39, died after being assaulted at his Nabadwip home and was declared dead at Nabadwip State General Hospital.
- The family’s complaint alleges assailants armed with rods and sticks entered the house and kept watch outside overnight, delaying medical help.
- Relatives and BJP leaders accuse attackers with ties to Trinamool Congress, including a man described as a former driver for a local MLA, while TMC denies political links.
- Police have opened a case, stepped up patrols, and conducted raids, with no arrests announced so far; the body has been sent for post-mortem and the family requested Kalyani AIIMS.
- BJP figures demanded strict action or a central probe as political tensions rise in the run-up to next year’s assembly elections in West Bengal.