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There were allegations from the Congress party that Aravind Mandal was beaten to death by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers on the rampage.
A Congress worker was killed in Murshidabad district in West Bengal, while four BJP workers were shot at in Cooch Behar district. The separate incidents came a day before the crucial panchayat polls are held. So far, 18 people have died in the violence in the run-up to the rural polls.
A 34-year-old Trinamool Congress worker was killed and six others sustained bullet injuries at Gitaldaha's Jaridharala in Dinhata I block on Tuesday