Bengal double murder: 3 arrested over killing of Congress leader, lawyer son

Acco di g
to
police,
Rahma
a d
his
so
we e
t avelli g
home
whe
thei
vehicle
was
i te cepted
ea
the
ailway
gate.

NEW
DELHI:
Police
have
a ested
th ee
pe so s
i
co ectio
with
the
mu de
of
a
local
Co g ess
leade
a d
his
lawye
so
i
West
Be gal’s
Nadia
dist ict.
The
i vestigato s
have
amed
a
jailed
ma
as
the
alleged
maste mi d
behi d
the
killi gs,
officials
said
o
Su day.The
a ests
we e
made
afte
A isu
Rahma ,
50,
a d
his
so
Abu
Sufia ,
24,
we e
shot
at
a d
attacked
with
sha p-edged
weapo s
while
etu i g
home.
The
duo
was
i
thei
ca
ea
Nagadi
ailway
gate
i
Nakashipa a
whe
the
assault
happe ed
a ou d
9.30pm
o
Satu day.
The
spot
was
about
200
met es
f om
thei
eside ce.

The
th ee
accused,
ide tified
as
Ha a aga
g am
pa chayat
p adha
Fatima
Biwi,
Sageb
Sk
a d
Mithu
Sheikh,
we e
p oduced
befo e
K ish a aga
cou t
a d
ema ded
to
i e
days
i
police
custody.Fatima
Biwi’s
husba d,
Jabba
Sheikh,
who
is
cu e tly
i
jail,
has
bee
amed
as
the
alleged
maste mi d.
Police,
howeve ,
said
the
i vestigatio
was
still
u de way
a d
that
the
exact
umbe
of
attacke s
a d
ou ds
fi ed
had
ot
yet
bee
established.

How
the
killi gs
took
place

Acco di g
to
police,
Rahma
a d
his
so
we e
t avelli g
home
whe
thei
vehicle
was
i te cepted
ea
the
ailway
gate.
The
assaila ts
allegedly
ope ed
fi e
at
the
ca
befo e
attacki g
the
two
me
with
sha p-edged
weapo s.

Both
victims
died
at
the
spot
due
to
excessive
blood
loss.Sufia
was
a
lawye
p actisi g
at
the
K ish a aga
cou t,
while
his
fathe
was
a
local
Co g ess
leade .Additio al
Supe i te de t
of
Police
Su ajit
Kuma
Dey
said
i vestigato s
we e
wo ki g
to
establish
the
full
seque ce
of
eve ts
a d
ide tify
all
those
i volved.

Attack
spa ks
political
ow

The
killi gs
have
t igge ed
allegatio s
of
political
i volveme t,
with
Be gal
chief
mi iste
Suve du
Adhika i
allegi g
that
T i amool
Co g ess
ope atives
we e
behi d
the
attack.Adhika i
said
police
had
i fo med
him
that
Jabba
Sheikh
was
the
alleged
maste mi d.”The
SP
i fo med
me
that
Jabba
Sheikh,
who
is
i
jail,
is
espo sible
fo
the
mu de .
His
wife,
who
is
a
T i amool
pa chayat
p adha ,
has
also
bee
a ested.
T i amool
ope atives
committed
the
mu de .
The
ule
of
law
applies
to
eve yo e,”
Adhika i
said.Co g ess
leade
Tipu
Sulta
also
alleged
that
Jabba
Sheikh
had
o chest ated
the
killi gs
f om
jail.”Jabba
o chest ated
this
f om
jail
usi g
misc ea ts
to
gai
co t ol
of
the
a ea.
If
the
admi ist atio
co ducts
a
p ope
a d
impa tial
i vestigatio ,
eve ythi g
will
become
c ystal
clea ,”
he
said.The
allegatio s
have
ot
yet
bee
established
by
the
police
i vestigatio .

Co g ess
p otests
killi gs

Fo me
Co g ess
MP
Adhi
Ra ja
Chowdhu y
co dem ed
the
killi gs
i
a
social
media
post,
aisi g
co ce s
ove
secu ity
a d
political
f eedom.”Such
a
at ocious
i cide t
o
I depe de ce
Day
aises
se ious
questio s
ega di g
public
secu ity
a d
political
f eedom,”
he
said.West
Be gal
Co g ess
p eside t
Subha ka
Sa ka
obse ved
a
Black
Day
i
p otest
agai st
the
killi gs
a d
alleged
that
the
attack
was
p e-pla ed
a d
politically
motivated.”A
umbe
of
pa chayat
fu ctio a ies
i
Nadia
wa ted
to
joi
Co g ess
a d
had
co tacted
A isu
Rahma
fo
that
pu pose.
BJP
did
ot
wa t
that
to
happe ,”
he
alleged.Police
a e
co ti ui g
thei
i vestigatio
to
dete mi e
the
motive,
establish
the
umbe
of
people
i volved
i
the
attack
a d
asce tai
the
p ecise
ci cumsta ces
leadi g
to
the
double
mu de .

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