Amid the ongoing by-poll across six assembly seats in West Bengal, violence erupted in Naihati where a Trinamool Congress leader was shot to death around 7 am today.
Ashok Shaw, former TMC ward president suffered bullet injuries in the wee hours of Wednesday while having a cup of tea at a local shop. Shaw was rescued and taken to the Bhatpara State General Hospital in critical condition as socket bombs were allegedly thrown at him but he died in the hospital a little later. Barrackpore Police Commissioner, Alok Rajoria reached the spot and took cognisance of the matter. Shaw was the former president of Bhatpara Municipality’s Ward 12.
