Midnapore (WB), May 12: The body of CPI(M) panchayat samiti candidate Basudev Bhakat, who was kidnapped from Pukuria village in Midnapore west district last evening allegedly by Jharkhand party workers, was found here today. The throat-slashed body was found from Panchami forest in west Midnapore district, police said.

Security arrangements have been stepped up in Jhargram sub-division and EFR, RAF and CRPF personnel were deployed to avert any retaliatory move by CPI(M) workers, they said. Jharkhand party workers abducted Bhakat, a candidate from Jamboni, while he was returning to his native village Gidni from Jhargram. There were several police cases, including murder and abduction, against Bhakat, who was also party's local committee secretary at Gidni, police said. Bureau Report