A Congress leader was alleged tied to a tree and was beaten to death by a group in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday night. The horrific incident took place near the victim’s worker’s house in Hathat colony under Khargrabari-1 gram panchayat of Maynaguri.
The deceased, Manik Roy, was beaten by a group wielding iron rods and sticks. According to preliminary reports by police, the victim was killed over a dispute with his neighbours. The police have arrested five people in connection with the case. Roy was rescued by a police team from Moinaguri and was rushed to Jalpaiguri Super Specialty Hospital in a critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, the police added.
The victim’s family members and WBPCC president Adhir Chowdhury claimed that some of the assailants belonged to the ruling Trinamool Congress. “Roy started to stay in Siliguri town where he worked as a security guard. Last Sunday, he returned home. But TMC-backed goons tied him to a tree and beat him up. This is the ruling party’s terror in Bengal,” Congress worker Soumya Aich Roy told The Indian Express. While West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury said, “It seems that Congress workers have no right to pursue political activities in TMC-ruled West Bengal. We want a fair probe into the murder of Roy.”
