TMC Factional Clash in Birbhum Leaves One Dead, Five Injured

Overview

• Police said a group of five to six assailants stabbed and beat a local Trinamool leader during Nabanna festivities around 10 pm Friday in Nanoor’s Patichhara village.
• The deceased is identified in one account as Rashbehari Sardar, 50, while another report names him as Rajbehari Sardar, 65, a booth chief in the Patisara gram panchayat.
• The injured were taken to Mangalkot Block Hospital, and the body was sent to Mangalkot Sub-divisional Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
• A senior Birbhum police officer said an investigation is underway with extensive patrolling deployed to prevent further flare-ups.
• Family members alleged a rival Trinamool faction carried out the attack, with one report linking the suspects to followers of Abdul Karim Khan, as local party voices called for a thorough probe.