Post-poll violence continued in Bengal with three more deaths being reported from Bhatpara and Burdwan even as the locals fished out bags crammed with flesh from Ichamati River near Baduria off Basirhat.
The suspense around the bags increased following claims by the BJP that three of their supporters were still missing from Najat village in Basirhat sub-division where the BJP and the TMC supporters clashed on Saturday evening leading to three deaths.
“Police are investigating the matter and the bags are being sent for forensic examination,” a senior police officer said after senior TMC leader Mukul Roy demanded thorough investigation by the National Investigation Agency “as this an area bordering Bangaldesh and there is every possibility that a Nadigram-like situation is enfolding in the region.”
Violence also continued at Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas where two TMC supporters died after allegedly being attacked with bombs, sources said, adding another TMC man succumbed to an attack at Galsi in neighbouring Burdwan district.
The incidents took place Monday night when Md Halim and Md Mustaq of Bhatpara were attacked by the assailants. Four other men were also injured in the attack.
With the latest murders the death toll in ongoing political violence mounted to 10 in the past four days, sources said.
