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Couple burnt to death in WB hours before panchayat polls

PTI
Published : May 14, 2018, 3:34 pm IST
Updated : May 14, 2018, 3:34 pm IST

Family members of victims, stated to be CPI(M) worker and wife, alleged that TMC goons set house on fire.

Minister and local Trinamool MLA Mantu Pakhira denied the allegation and said the fire may have been caused by a short circuit. (Representational Image)
 Minister and local Trinamool MLA Mantu Pakhira denied the allegation and said the fire may have been caused by a short circuit. (Representational Image)

Canning: A couple was burnt to death at their home in South 24 Parganas district early on May 14, hours before the panchayat polls were to begin in West Bengal, police said.

Family members of the victims, stated to be a CPI(M) worker and his wife, alleged that goons of the ruling Trinamool Congress set fire to the house at Kachharabari locality of Kakdwip at around 1 am.

"An incident of fire was reported. A man and his wife were burnt to death. Forensic experts have been called," Sundarbans Coastal police district SP Tathagata Basu said.

CPI(M) district secretary Shamik Lahiri named some people claiming that those goons of the Trinamool Congress had assaulted party worker Debaprasad Das and his wife Usha and then set the house afire.

Minister and local Trinamool MLA Mantu Pakhira denied the allegation and said the fire may have been caused by a short circuit.

Tags: burnt to death, west bengal panchayat polls 2018
Location: India, West Bengal