North 24 Parganas: 19-year-old man shot dead in Jagatdal, 3 held

Three individuals, together with the primary accused, had been arrested later within the day. On Saturday, a realtor was shot useless in Bhatpara.

Police recognized the sufferer as Rohit Das, a jute mill employee. A senior officer stated, “The incident happened at rail gate quantity 27 of Jagdal, the place a gaggle of individuals had been having liquor. A case has been registered and a probe is on. Prima facie, the sufferer’s pal shot him within the abdomen. In accordance with the sufferer’s household, he was discovered mendacity in a pool of blood close to their residence.

“The motive shouldn’t be clear but. The prime accused, Karan has a felony background and was arrested earlier too, in February, in a case beneath part 399 (Dacoity), 400 (Belonging to a gang of individuals related for the aim of habitually committing dacoity),” stated Manoj .Verma, Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore. Pradip Das, father of the sufferer, stated, “Round 2:30 am on Sunday, we heard a loud scream. My spouse stepped out of the home and noticed our son mendacity in a pool of blood. He requested us to take him to hospital. He additionally instructed us that he was shot by a youth named Karan.” Rohit was taken to Bhatpara Authorities Basic Hospital the place medical doctors declared him useless on arrival.

MP Arjun Singh, who lately rejoined the TMC, stated, “This appears to be the fallout of a brawl at a liquor store. I’ve additionally come to know that the accused individual was his pal. It’s as much as the police to verify how such liquor retailers are stored open throughout late evening hours,” stated

On Saturday, a realtor was shot useless in Bhatpara. In accordance with sources, the sufferer, Salamuddin Ansari, had obtained a young value over Rs 4 lakh from the municipality. The police haven’t dominated out the likelihood {that a} dispute over this will likely have led to the homicide. Two individuals have been arrested within the case, police stated.

“CCTV footage exhibits that 11 folks had been current on the spot on the time of the homicide,” stated a police officer. Salauddin was one of many accused in a crude bomb blast that killed two folks at Kamarhati in 2020.

“Salauddin Ansari, was an area actual property promoter. In accordance with eyewitnesses, Ansari was sitting in entrance of his residence round midday, when immediately three individuals approached him and began speaking to him. In accordance with native sources, the three supplied him a cigarette they usually smoked. One of many three immediately took out a firearm and fired three bullets from point-blank vary, the sources added. Ansari died immediately. The accused then fled.

With two murders in 24 hours in Bhatpara and Jagdal, a political blame recreation has begun.

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“Sadly, bombs, murders, counterfeit foreign money and human trafficking have grow to be common situations in Bengal. It’s fairly worrisome for all of us. The most recent incident exhibits an administrative failure on the a part of the ruling TMC,” stated senior Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

The BJP, too, blamed TMC for “rise in crime” within the space.

“Nearly day by day, some incident of gang warfare is reported from this space. All these gang members have shut connections with the ruling TMC,” claimed senior BJP chief Rahul Sinha.

MP Arjun Singh stated, “Let’s not soar to conclusions. As per preliminary stories, one is a case of enterprise rivalry. Investigation is on and the culprits is not going to be spared.”

Gargi Chatterjee, an area CPM chief, nonetheless, blamed Singh for “creating hassle” within the space.

Requested concerning the “rising crime” within the space, Commissioner Manoj Verma stated, “Individuals from outdoors…akin to Bihar, Munger have entered the realm. We’ve got recovered greater than 200 firearms in  six months, which is greater than the restoration made previously three years,” added Verma.