Mamata Banerjee chairs meeting with Home Secretary and DG over killing of political councillors in West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee chairs meeting with Home Secretary and DG over killing of political councillors in West Bengal

According to Nabanna sources, the Chief Minister asked for the details of the two different incidents of the shootout that took place in the state on Sunday afternoon.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, March 14, 2022, 10:00 PM IST
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with Home Secretary and DG at the state secretariat Nabanna over the two shootouts in the state that led to the death of two councillors of TMC and Congress respectively.

According to Nabanna sources, the Chief Minister asked for the details of the two different incidents of the shootout that took place in the state on Sunday afternoon.

It can be recalled that on Sunday, in two different incidents, Trinamool Congress’ Anupam Dutta and Congress’ Tapan Kandu were shot dead in Panihati and Jhalda in Purulia district in the state.

Anupam Dutta, the TMC councillor of ward number eight of Panihati Municipality in North 24 Parganas district was shot from close range while he was visiting a park by some unidentified people in a motorcycle.

According to Dutta’s wife, her husband got into a scuffle with other TMC members after he protested against the ‘illegal’ filling up of the water bodies.

“I request the Chief Minister to stay by our side as since he was vocal against the illegal activities he had several enemies for which such an incident had happened. I demand a CBI or CID probe as I don’t trust the police of the state,” said Dutta’s wife.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Mayor Firhad Hakim said that Trinamool Congress always works for ‘restoring’ water bodies.

“The law will take its own course and depending on the evidence the probe will take place. The investigation won’t happen just on the basis of what people are saying,” claimed Hakim.

However, one Amit alias Shambhu Pandit was caught by the villagers and was handed over to police who was hiding in the locality after the murder.

On the other hand, Tapan Kandu, four times councillor of Congress was shot by unidentified miscreants near his residence at Jhalda Municipality of Purulia district.

According to Kandu’s wife, the IC of the local police station had threatened her husband a couple of days back that steps will be taken if he doesn’t defect to the ruling Trinamool Congress.

“The IC is directly involved in the murder. There was pressure on him to defect to the TMC and since he thought of continuing with the Congress he was killed. Only CBI probe can bring out the truth,” said Kandu’s wife also adding that few family members who are with the TMC are also ‘instrumental’ behind the murder.

Purulia SP S. Murughan said that a probe will be conducted against the IC of the local police station.

Meanwhile, oppositions slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress questioning the ‘security issues’ of the common people in the state.

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