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TMC Booth Leader Found Murdered in North 24 Parganas Ahead of Assembly Polls

Investigators are probing political or personal motives, suspecting the body was dumped at the roadside site.

Overview

  • Police and relatives identified the victim as Mashiur Kazi, also reported as Masiur Gazi, a TMC booth president for No. 178 in the Deganga area.
  • Residents discovered the bloodied body near Nobbai Pat Gheri at Jhujhurgachha under Haroa police limits, bearing deep slash wounds and severe facial mutilation.
  • Family members say he left home after receiving a phone call the previous night and did not return before the body was found, reportedly wrapped in a blanket.
  • A case has been registered and the body sent for autopsy as police examine possibilities of political rivalry, old enmity, or business disputes, with no arrests announced.
  • Relatives and local TMC figures allege intra-party hostility and have accused Deganga Block 2 president Subrata Basu Krishna, intensifying tensions before the April 29 voting phase.