CPI(M) leader shot dead

Kolkata, Jan 9: Unidentified miscreants shot dead a CPI(M) leader at Binpur under Belpahari police station in the Maoist dominated west Midnapore district this morning.

Inspector General of Police (law and order) Raj Kanojia said five to six unidentified men fired on Palaram Tudu, CPI(M) zonal committee member at Binpur and fled away. Mr Tudu died on the spot.

The incident had charged up high tension in the area, the scene of several Maoist attacks over the past few years.

Police officials have rushed to the spot and started an investigation to nab the culprits.

UNI