Trinamool Congress member shot dead in West Bengal

Jahangir Sheikh, 40, a panchayat samiti member of the Trinamool Congress, was shot at by some miscreants on Monday.

Published: 06th August 2019 01:19 PM  |   Last Updated: 06th August 2019 01:19 PM   |  A+A A-

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By IANS

KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress member succumbed to gunshot injuries in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Tuesday.

"Jahangir Sheikh, 40, a panchayat samiti member of the Trinamool Congress, was shot at by some miscreants on Monday. He died at a nearby hospital," said an officer of Kandi police station.

The officer said that they had not received any written complaint of the killing.

Whether the incident was a political clash or the result of any personal enmity will be investigated, he added.