Shots ring out in Kharagpur, TMC man dies

Kharagpur: A round of firing occurred in Kharagpur Town’s Mathurakati area on Friday evening. Arjun Sankar (29), a resident of Subhaspalli area and local Trinamool worker, was found lying unconscious and later declared dead.

Trinamool supporters went to the spot and held an agitation over his death.

Residents heard a few gunshots, making them rush to the spot only to find Sankar lying unconscious on the roadside with two injury marks on his body. He was rushed to Kharagpur subdivisional hospital, where he was declared dead.

Trinamool’s district president Ajit Maity said Sankar was a party worker. BJP’s district president Samit Dash said any death was unfortunate but there was no political link to Sankar’s death.