Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- A Congress worker was brutally murdered by unidentified miscreants in the Islampur area of Murshidabad district, sparking intense political tension in the region ahead of upcoming assembly by-elections.
The victim, identified as Ziaur Rahman alias Pintu, was an active worker of the Congress party and a resident of Gopalpur in the Hurshi panchayat area. According to sources, the attack took place on Friday night along the isolated Debaipur-Shisapara road in Biharikhata.
Family members stated that Rahman had been receiving frequent threats due to his political activities.
On the night of the incident, he was cornered by a group of attackers who stabbed him with sharp weapons and assaulted with iron rods, leaving him in a pool of blood. Local residents rushed a critically injured Rahman to the
Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment on
Saturday night.
The murder has triggered a massive political controversy. Local Congress leadership and the victim's family have pointed fingers at workers associated with the Nationalist Congress Party of India (NCPI), alleging a deep-rooted political conspiracy to intimidate opposition workers before the voting begins.
The NCPI leadership has denied the allegations, calling them baseless and politically motivated.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.