Burdwan(WB): Trinamool Congress MLA Tapan Chattopadhyay escaped unhurt but a party worker was killed when unidentified persons fired at the MLA outside Pratapnagar Hospital in the border of Burdwan and Nadia districts, police said on Tuesday.
Chattopadhyay, the MLA of Purbasthali Uttar seat in Burdwan district accompanied by TC party workers including Sajal Ghosh had gone to the Pratapnagar Hospital last night to meet injured Trinamool Chhatra Parishad members, who had been admitted to hospital after a clash with Student Federation of India (SFI) members. When they were coming out of the hospital last night the unidentified persons fired at them. One of the bullets hit Sajal Ghosh and he was declared dead at the hospital, Burdwan, Superintendent of Police Humayun Kabir said.
Kabir said six persons including CPI(M) leader Pradip Saha have been arrested in this connection. Saha had unsuccessfully contested against Chattopadhyay from the Purbasthali Uttar seat in the last assembly election.
PTI