Siliguri, Oct. 23 -- Police have arrested three people, including the prime accused, Shatru Ghosh, in connection with the murder of a 27-year-old BJP worker, Samir Ghosh, at Ramkeli in the Mahadipur area under English Bazar police station in Malda district.
The arrests followed overnight raids conducted by police to apprehend the accused.
The victim, Samir Ghosh, was allegedly hacked to death with sharp weapons and then shot at close range at his residence on Wednesday night, triggering tension in the locality.
Police first arrested an accused identified as Rajen Ghosh. Subsequently, following raids throughout Thursday night, the police arrested the prime accused, Shatru Ghosh, and another accused, Chhoton Ghosh. Raids are continuing to ...