Statesman News Service
MALDA, 30 MARCH: Two persons were murdered and three others injured by Congress leader Mr Tuhur Ali Biswas’s associates at Sayedpur under Kaliachak police station this morning.
The Malda SP Mr Bhuban Mandal said that the incident was not related to politics. “It was fallout of a quarrel between two groups over the right of road”.
The deceased has been identified as Altaf Hossian (55), resident of Jaluabathal village and Shaleque Sheikh (38).
According to police, around 8 am yesterday two of Mr Tuhur Ali Biswas’s nephews, were coming from Jalalpur by horse cart. When they reached at Srirampur village, some people were coming from opposite direction also on a horse drawn cart. A quarrel broke out between the two groups and the Congress leader’s relatives assaulted one Gem Sheikh for obstructing the way.
Retaliating, Gem Sheikh intercepted one of Biswas’s nephews Mr Bachchu this morning, beat him and confined him. Bachchu reportedly informed the situation to his uncle over cell phone following which, a large group of armed people attacked Sayedpur village and shot dead Altaf and Shaleque injuring three others. Three of the injured have been admitted to Malda district hospital for treatment.
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