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West Bengal Police Arrest Suspects in Recent Beggar and TMC Worker Killings

Police are using CCTV footage alongside forensic analysis to trace motives in a series of killings that have stoked fears of political violence ahead of the 2026 polls

TMC legislator Humayun Kabir from Bharatpur said, “It has nothing to do with politics. He was murdered due to some personal rivalry.” (Representative photo)

Overview

  • Kolkata Police arrested Raju Naskar of Joynagar on July 23 after CCTV footage linked him to the fatal assault of 28-year-old beggar Somnath Chakraborty on Sarat Bose Road.
  • A postmortem ruled Chakraborty’s injuries as homicidal and investigators continue to search for the murder weapon.
  • Murshidabad authorities have detained two individuals, including a local Trinamool Congress panchayat member, in the investigation of party activist Shasthi Ghosh’s fatal hacking.
  • Police are probing the killing of Rakib Sheikh, nephew of a TMC member, at Kakdwip and have yet to identify suspects or recover the weapon.
  • The recent string of homicides targeting both urban marginal workers and Trinamool Congress affiliates has intensified security concerns ahead of West Bengal’s 2026 assembly elections.