Trinamul leaders held in twin-murder case

Statesman News Service

MALDA, Dec. 28. — The district Trinamul Congress leaders are in turmoil after the Bihar police issued an arrest warrant against the district president, Mr KN Chowdhury, and another rebel leader of the district youth Trinamul, Mr Dulal Sarkar, on the charge of twin-murder cases in the Katihar district in the year1997. The rebel leader, Mr Dulal Sarkar, who had recently extended his co-operation to the district Trinamul president, on the direction of the Trinamul supremo, Miss Mamata Banerjee, for calling no-confidence motion, has been blamed earlier by Mr KN Chowdhury for cross voting in favour of the LF backed independent chairman. Last night, the Bihar police went to arrest the two accused, but had to return unsuccessfully. The IC was also not available to make any comment on the incident. The accused, Mr Sarkar and Mr Chowdhury, who were still in the district, spoke to the reporters over the phone. Mr. KN Chowdhury has taken bail in advance from Malda Court a few days ago in another case. The CPI-M had also published a booklet before the civic body election, in which the CPI-M leaders pointed out 23 cases charged against him, as per the reports from the district police office.