WB: TMC leader killed in Burdwan

A local TMC leader who was the working president of the Agriculture department was allegedly killed at Kalna, West Bengal. He was returning home from TMC party office when two miscreants on a motorcycle opened fire at him and he later died while being taken to hospital.

Burdwan:A local TMC leader, named Insan Mallik, was allegedly killed late Friday night at Kalna area in West Bengal's Burdwan.

Mallik was the working president of the Agriculture department at Kalna 1 Panchayat Samiti.

According to the co-party workers, on Friday night, Mallik was returning home from TMC party office when two miscreants on a motorcycle opened fire at him. Mallik sustained bullet injury and was being taken to hospital. He died on his way to Kolkata.

Police recovered his body and sent it for post mortem.

Later, TMC workers started protesting by blocking the road at Kalna area demanding the accused to be arrested.