Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- A 40-year-old man, identified as Vasudev Das, was killed in the Barnaberia Rajbanshi Para area of Gaighata located in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas on Wednesday morning.
The victim, who sustained severe injuries from a sharp weapon, was the husband of a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) panchayat member of Jhaudanga Gram Panchayat. Police have detained one individual, Narugopal Biswas, in connection with the homicide.
According to local sources, Das, a resident of Noradah village under the Jhaudanga panchayat, had leased a plot of land adjacent to the suspect's residence in Barnaberia for hibiscus cultivation. Initial investigations suggest that a long-standing dispute had been simmering between Das and Biswas.
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