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BJP Worker Killed After Clash With Party Members in Panihati

Local leaders say the killing reflects factional tensions tied to recent TMC defections as police probe the case.

Arup Saha, who was also associated with the BJP, intervened when he saw his wife being harassed, following which a group of people attacked him.
Ruma Saha said she intervened after hearing that followers of a BJP youth wing leader were assaulting the trader. (Representational)

Overview

  • A dispute that began Saturday evening over an alleged assault on a local businessman led to a confrontation in Panihati in which BJP worker Arup Saha was attacked after he intervened to protect his wife.
  • Saha was taken to Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital and died the following morning, police confirmed.
  • North 24 Parganas police have opened an investigation and say they are examining all allegations and will take legal action against anyone found responsible.
  • The victim's wife and Panihati BJP MLA Ratna Debnath have accused a group of workers who recently defected from the Trinamool Congress of fomenting unrest, an allegation police are probing.
  • The incident spotlights local friction over recent defections from the TMC to the BJP and could prompt internal discipline and closer scrutiny of party recruits in the district.