India, June 21 -- A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was found dead in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Saturday, police said.

Police have registered a murder case on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim's brother.

"A 34-year-old man identified as Sheikh Bakibulla was found dead in the morning in Goghat. The body was sent for autopsy. We have registered a murder case on the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim's brother," said a police officer of Hooghly district.

Bakibullah was the mandal president of the BJP's minority morcha at Goghat in Hooghly district. The victim's family members and the party alleged that he was murdered. He was found hanging in front of his house with his hands tied.

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