India, May 6 -- The Kolkata Police has dismissed reports of unrest in the West Bengal capital as "fake and misleading" news, after Mamata Banerjee refused to resign as chief minister following a brutal defeat in the assembly elections.

While some post-poll violence was reported in West Bengal, with a BJP and a Trinamool Congress worker reportedly being killed in separate incidents on Tuesday. BJP worker Madhu Mondal died after being allegedly thrashed by TMC workers during a victory procession in the New Town area, news agency PTI reported.

Meanwhile, TMC worker Abir Sheikh was allegedly hacked to death by BJP activists in Birbhum's Nanoor earlier on Tuesday, police were cited as saying.

The Election Commission on Tuesday directed the ...