Andal, Nov. 12 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the family of deceased BJP worker Shyam Kumar, alias Sayan Das (35), who was killed in an attack earlier in the day.
Das, a resident of Jabbarpally under Laudoha police station in Pandaveswar, was allegedly attacked while returning home after participating in a Kali Puja idol immersion.
The announcement came during the Chief Minister's visit to Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal, where he arrived en route to an official programme in Raipur, Bankura. He was welcomed at the airport by Pandaveswar BJP MLA Jitendra Tiwari and Durgapur MLAs Lakshman Ghorui and Chandrasekhar Banerj...