Overview
- Debobrata (Babu) Mondal was attacked late Thursday near the Nishchinda–Buro Shibtala area while returning home by motorcycle with associate Anupam Rana.
- Police said two motorcycle-borne assailants fired several rounds at close range, hitting Mondal in the waist and shoulder.
- Residents rushed both men to hospital; Mondal was shifted to Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital where he died, while Rana remains in critical condition at a private facility in North Howrah.
- A murder case has been registered, CCTV footage is being examined, and Howrah Police Commissioner Praveen Tripathy said efforts are underway to trace and arrest the accused.
- Local TMC leaders blamed political rivals as the BJP pointed to intra-party feuding, and the killing has intensified tensions in Howrah ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.