Malda police have arrested three youths, two from Katihar in neighbouring Bihar, in reference to the homicide of TMC councillor Dulal Sarkar alias Babla.
All of the three arrested to this point are of their early 20s —Sami Akhter (20), Tinku Ghosh (22) and Abdul Ghani (23). Whereas Tinku Ghosh is a neighborhood resident, two others are from Katihar.
The three have been produced at a court docket, which despatched them to police custody until January 14.
Based on police, the three accused have been following the TMC chief’s actions for the final 10 days and did a recce of his home too. “The motive of the homicide is, nevertheless, not but clear,” mentioned a police officer concerned within the probe.
On Thursday morning, Dulal Sarkar was shot by three males on a motorcycle. He succumbed to accidents later within the day.
In the meantime, Sarkar was cremated on Friday. Ministers Firhad Hakim and Gautam Deb and a number of other TMC leaders from the area attended the funeral.
“Now we have requested the police to seek out out the reality behind the homicide. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is personally carefully monitoring the probe. The CM has mentioned that the actual face or the thoughts behind the homicide needs to be uncovered. It’s taking a day or two however the fact will come out,” mentioned Hakim.
Minister Gautam Deb mentioned, “Babla was not only a occasion chief. I used to be very near him and we shared a protracted relationship. This can be very surprising. I’m positive there’s a big conspiracy behind it.”
English Bazar Municipality chairman Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury mentioned that employed killers have been concerned within the homicide. “I’ve come to know that Rs 10 lakh was allegedly paid for the crime. Police are at present investigating the matter,” mentioned Choudhury.
Quickly after the homicide, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had hit out at Malda Superintendent of Police Pradeep Kumar Yadav, holding him accountable for the homicide. Alleging that Sarkar’s homicide was “because of the negligence of police”, the CM had mentioned: “He was attacked earlier than. He used to get safety. It was later withdrawn.”
A TMC chief mentioned Sarkar has been carefully working with the chief minister for a number of previous years even earlier than the TMC got here to energy within the state.
” He was extremely popular and really approachable too. The six-time councillor, Sarkar first gained the civic polls on a Congress ticket. He then moved to the TMC and held the put up of vice-chairman of the occasion’s Englishbazar Municipality unit. He was very near Didi (Mamata Banerjee). Each time she was right here, Sarkar used to convey residence cooked meals for her,” the TMC chief mentioned.
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