Saifuddin Laskar, also the husband of the local panchayat pradhan and the TMC's area president, was shot dead allegedly on Monday when he was on his way to a local mosque at Bamangachi.
Memories of the chilling horror in Bagtui resurfaced, this time in Baluakhali village of Jainagar block in South 24 Parganas. At least 16 houses belonging to CPI(M) workers were set ablaze, and their properties, including livestock and cash, were looted. Inmates, including women, were beaten and