Overview
- Nabendu (also spelled Nabyendu) Ghosh, a local TMC youth vice-president, was found injured near his Raiganj home around 12:30 am and was declared dead at the government hospital.
- Police said Pintu Saha and Subham Pal were identified from camera footage, produced in a Raiganj court, and remanded to police custody for a week.
- Investigators cordoned the picnic spot opposite Ghosh’s shop and are questioning residents as part of the evidence-gathering process.
- Ghosh’s family said he briefly returned home at midnight during nearby celebrations to wish relatives and retrieve a misplaced high-value phone before he was found.
- Police reported seizing a firearm during the arrests, witness accounts of the assault differ, and the exact circumstances and motive remain under investigation.