Two TMC leaders in Bengal attacked in two separate incidents amid Birbhum violence shocker
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Birbhum: Amid the ongoing political turmoil in West Bengal following the Birbhum violence, two Trinamool Congress leaders from the state have been reportedly attacked in two separate incidents.
As per reports, the newly elected councillor of Hooghly's Tarakeswar, Roopa Sarkar, was allegedly rammed by a car. She has been taken to a hospital where her condition has been declared critical. The incident took place on Wednesday night.
According to the police complaint, Sarkar was returning home on a bike when a Maruti van hit the bike from behind. She was taken to hospital with severe injuries. She alleges it was an attempt to kill her. A police investigation has been initiated.
In another incident, a local TMC leader was shot at in West Bengal's Nadia on Wednesday night.
According to local sources, the victim has been identified as Sahadev Mandal, a local TMC leader and husband of panchayat member of Bogula Gram Panchayat No 2, Anima Mandal.
An injured Sahadev was rescued by the locals, who took him to Bagula Health Center. When his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to Krishnanagar Shakti Nagar Hospital.
This is yet another case of newly elected civic body representatives being attacked. Recently, a TMC ward councillor was gunned down in Panihati. Similarly, a Congress councillor in Jhalda was killed.
On Tuesday, at least eight people were burnt alive after their homes were set on fire in Rampurhat village in West Bengal. The incident took place soon after the alleged murder of TMC panchayat leader Bhadu Sheikh, who was attacked with crude bombs.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condemned the violence in the Birbhum district and hoped that the Mamata government would bring the perpetrators of the heinous crime to books.
The West Bengal government constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director General (CID) Gyanwant Singh, to probe the incident.
So far, 22 people have been arrested in the case.