TMC workers hacked to death during kangaroo court meeting in West Bengal’s Malda English Bazar | Kolkata News
A TMC worker was hacked to death and five others were injured after a meeting of a ‘salishi sabha’, a kangaroo court, turned violent in West Bengal’s Malda district on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Rajnagar in the Kaliachak police station area when the meeting was underway to settle a dispute over driving a tractor across farmland, they said. The deceased was identified as Ekramul Sheikh, 45, they added. A dispute had been brewing between Ekramul and TMC booth president Samsul Sheikh for days. The two had earlier approached the police, but their families claimed no formal complaint was registered. On Tuesday, standing maize crops were destroyed after a tractor ran across a farmland, police said. To resolve the dispute, a meeting was convened at Rajnagar Model Madrasa by a local TMC leader. During the hearing, Samsul was allegedly asked to hold his ears and perform sit-ups. Enraged by this, Samsul allegedly drew a sharp weapon and lunged at Ekramul, police said. Ekramul sustained multiple injuries, and several others standing nearby were …
