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Monday, June 16, 2008

Congress unhappy with Guho's murder probe


Statesman News Service
MALDA, June 16: The district Congress leaders and MLAs have expressed their unhappiness over police inquiry into the murder case of a Congress leader Biswanath Guho who died after being attacked with bricks on Thursday night. Today, Congress MLAs and other leaders met the district magistrate and expressed their unhappiness over police investigation to arrest the main culprit behind the murder. The Congress leader Mrs Sabitri Mitra , MLA and former district congress president, suspect there was a bigger story behind the murder. A section of Congress leaders do not believe in the primary statements of the police which says that the motive behind the murder was a family problem. Based on the confessional statement of Akhtar, police said that he killed Guho with ‘reactive force’ when he was threatened by Guho owing to Akhtar's involvement with his wife. The Congress leaders today met the Malda S P and asked him about development after the arrest of driver Akhtar . They demanded high level inquiry into the murder to nab master mind behind the murder. After deputation the Malda S P told reporters that police did not get any further clue and main motive behind the murder after interrogation of Akhtar and others till yesterday. Police have decided to send some collected materials from the spot for forensic tests in Kolkata. Residents of Durgabari More and neighbours of Guho suspect that there was a big conspiracy over the rights of ‘illegal’ financial transactions and properties behind murder. After death of Guho it was came to light that the vice chairman was constructing a big lodge allegedly on the front side of the vested wetland popularly known as Tiakatigada in ward no 11 in English Bazaar Municipality. Guho had also planned to build a market complex allegedly on the silted wetland which was more than five crore project. Hundreds of Intuc supporters across the district have been demoralized after the death of their leader. Malda residents observed virtually two day bandh on this issue. The English Bazaar Municiaplity today organized a condolence programme for Biswanath Guho , vice chairman of EBM, today.

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