BJP worker dies after being assaulted in West Bengal's Panihati
Arup Saha died on Sunday morning after allegedly being attacked by fellow party members following a dispute involving his wife.
A BJP worker, Arup Saha, died on Sunday morning after being allegedly assaulted by fellow party members in Panihati, North 24 Parganas, according to reports by India Today and Telegraph India. Saha succumbed to his injuries at Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital after the attack occurred on Saturday evening.
The confrontation reportedly began after Ruma Saha, a BJP Mandal-1 secretary, objected to the alleged assault of a local businessman by the BJP Yuva Morcha president of Panihati Mandal-1. According to a police officer cited by PTI, Ruma Saha was verbally abused by some party workers following her protest.
Arup Saha allegedly intervened when he saw his wife being harassed, leading to him being attacked by a group of people. Ruma Saha alleged that a section of workers who had switched from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to the BJP were behind the incident and had been creating disturbances within the party.
Panihati BJP MLA Ratna Debnath visited the area and blamed the factional feud on the induction of former TMC workers into the BJP. She accused party district president Chandi Charan Roy of inducting these workers and stated she would draw the attention of Suvendu Adhikari to the matter.
Police said they are examining all aspects of the case and will take legal action against those found responsible for the incident.